Boston vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
676K
1.33M

The cost of living in Boston is 234% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 32nd and 5386th ($3467 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 89th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$12701

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075