Boston vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5420
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1358
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2278
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4438
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
676K
919K

The cost of living in Boston is 63% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 27th and 1371st ($3680 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1148th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 20th vs 28th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 137th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Fort Worth

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Boston Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$25420

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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 Fort Worth

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2128
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1913
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2122
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2128
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2129
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2164
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2111
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2110
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2316
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$2086
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2120
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2125
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2170
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2017
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2062
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2206
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2148
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2182
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2168
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2205
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2202
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$1968
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2193
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2220
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2209
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2174
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2172
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2155
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2397
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2205