Boston vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
79
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
676K
6.6M

The cost of living in Boston is 800% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 27th and 8947th ($3680 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 15th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 105th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Chennai

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Boston Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$1792

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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 Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259