Boston vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$2282
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
676K
2.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 195% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 24th and 4476th ($3547 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 40th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 103rd and 69th 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
$21.6
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$16142

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BostonNagoya

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982