Boston vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$2123
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
676K
2.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 180% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 35th and 4446th ($3345 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 24th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Nagoya. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 73rd 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
$22.1
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$1803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$13366

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966