Boston vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$769
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
676K
26.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 596% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 24th and 8558th ($3547 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 7th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 103rd and 5071st 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
$21.6
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$1949

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340