Boston vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	676K	726K

The cost of living in Boston is 258% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 27th and 5415th ($3652 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 340th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 71st and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Sagamihara

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	Boston	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$10783

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076