Boston vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5379
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1451
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2013
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
676K
1.3M

The cost of living in Boston is 49% more expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 27th and 938th ($3680 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 812th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Dallas. Ranked 20th vs 7th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 36th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Dallas

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Boston Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$85.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$60.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$5051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$24503

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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 Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209