Boston vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5697
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1502
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2463
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
676K
875K

The cost of living in Boston is 49% more expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 27th and 946th ($3680 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 818th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Ranked 20th vs 64th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 246th 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
$24.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$2052
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$24568

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932