Boston vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
676K
791K

The cost of living in Boston is 255% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 30th and 5487th ($3638 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 94th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Niigata

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Boston Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$16483

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032