Boston vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$5839
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$1559
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$2624
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$636
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$4485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
676K
875K

The cost of living in Boston is 40% more expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 24th and 761st ($3547 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 705th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Ranked 17th vs 62nd best cities to live in the United States, and 103rd vs 252nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Charlotte

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Boston Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$25956

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888