Boston vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$2644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
676K
686K

The cost of living in Boston is 256% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 27th and 5380th ($3652 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 71st and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Shizuoka

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Boston Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.98
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068