Boston vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4584
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1131
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$3404
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
676K
373K

The cost of living in Boston is 90% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 27th and 2199th ($3680 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1674th 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 Cleveland. Ranked 20th vs 99th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 320th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Cleveland

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Boston Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$18712

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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 Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092