Boston vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
91
96
🏙️ Population
676K
14.3M

The cost of living in Boston is 119% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 27th and 3273rd ($3680 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd 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 Tokyo. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 105th and 9th 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
$24.8
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006