Boston vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
676K
26.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 590% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 35th and 8607th ($3345 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 11th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 83rd and 4314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Delhi

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Boston Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$2174

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338