Boston vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
92
99
🏙️ Population
676K
14.3M

The cost of living in Boston is 111% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 32nd and 3085th ($3467 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 89th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Tokyo

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Boston Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033