Boston vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$3700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
676K
776K

The cost of living in Boston is 78% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 24th and 1863rd ($3547 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 103rd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Frankfurt

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Boston Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$14496

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595