Boston vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
676K
26.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 587% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 32nd and 8647th ($3467 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2 months in Delhi. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 89th and 4744th 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
$21.3
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$2.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$1972

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360