Boston vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$4638
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1997
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$3363
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
676K
373K

The cost of living in Boston is 85% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 30th and 2121st ($3638 vs $1971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1629th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Ranked 16th vs 111th best cities to live in the United States, and 94th vs 357th 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
$21.5
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$5.68
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$63.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$1477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$73.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$1124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$18789

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1911
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1930
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1927
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1874
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1921
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1928
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1911
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1893
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1921
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1936
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1897
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1892
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1843
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1844
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1852
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1825
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1810
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1896
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1712
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1662
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1958
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1879
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1827
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1752
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1530
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1500
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1451
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1935
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2149