Boston vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$4896
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$2149
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$3956
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
94
98
🏙️ Population
676K
2.71M

The cost of living in Boston is 77% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 27th and 1813th ($3652 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 11th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 71st and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Brisbane

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Boston Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$11423

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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 Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736