Boston vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$1897
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
676K
791K

The cost of living in Boston is 263% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 27th and 5515th ($3652 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 404th 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 Niigata. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 71st and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001