Boston vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$3514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
88
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
676K
488K

The cost of living in Boston is 60% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 27th and 1307th ($3680 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 38th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 105th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Edinburgh

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Boston Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$25458

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820