Boston vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
676K
1.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 249% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 27th and 5168th ($3680 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 105th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Saitama

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Boston Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096