Boston vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
676K
2.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 222% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 27th and 4892nd ($3680 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 41st 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 1.7 months in Nagoya. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 105th and 865th 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
$24.8
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$14392

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931