Boston vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$1696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
676K
1.52M

The cost of living in Boston is 221% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 24th and 4793rd ($3547 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 127th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 103rd and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kobe

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Boston Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$16179

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079