Boston vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$4830
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
92
88
🏙️ Population
676K
875K

The cost of living in Boston is 23% more expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 35th and 361st ($3345 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 319th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Ranked 10th vs 44th best cities to live in the United States, and 83rd vs 191st 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
$22.1
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$35.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$26419

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119