Boston vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

The cost of living in Boston is 210% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 27th and 4788th ($3680 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 31st in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 105th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038