Boston vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2951
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$2209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
676K
2.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 207% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 27th and 4726th ($3652 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 37th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 71st and 79th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Nagoya

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Boston Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$10854

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$998
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$985
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$992
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$981
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$983
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$985
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$975
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$992
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$985
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$982
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$964
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$987
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$962
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$972
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$972
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$966
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$955
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$964
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$956
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$978
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$971
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$978
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$977
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$999
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$970
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$944
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$960
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$937
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$972
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$952
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966