Boston vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$3199
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
676K
1.31M

The cost of living in Boston is 72% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 30th and 1716th ($3638 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 29th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 94th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Calgary

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Boston Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$15430

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934