Boston vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Boston | Honolulu | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Boston is 14% more expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 32nd and 133rd ($3467 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 103rd in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 15th vs 78th best cities to live in the United States, and 89th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Boston vs Honolulu
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| Boston | Honolulu | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Boston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Cambridge | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Chelsea | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Somerville | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Everett | |
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi | Brookline | |
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Revere | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Malden | |
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi | Medford | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Belmont | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Arlington | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Watertown | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Melrose | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Milton | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Winchester | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Newton | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Saugus | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Quincy | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Stoneham | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Waltham | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Lynn | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Woburn | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Dedham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Needham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Lexington | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Wakefield | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Braintree | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Weymouth | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Reading | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Hingham | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Burlington | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wellesley | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Norwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Peabody | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Randolph | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Salem | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmington | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Marblehead | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Canton | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Natick | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Stoughton |
Cities near Honolulu
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | East Honolulu | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Pearl | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Waipahu | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Mililani Mauka | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kahului | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Kauai | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Kailua-Kona | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Hilo | |
| 2149 km or 1335 mi |  London | |
| 3662 km or 2275 mi |  Djarrit | |
| 3674 km or 2283 mi | Majuro | |
| 3836 km or 2383 mi | Eureka | |
| 3840 km or 2386 mi | Ukiah | |
| 3843 km or 2388 mi | Pacifica | |
| 3847 km or 2390 mi | Daly | |
| 3848 km or 2391 mi | San Bruno | |
| 3849 km or 2392 mi | South San Francisco | |
| 3849 km or 2392 mi | Millbrae | |
| 3850 km or 2392 mi | Windsor | |
| 3852 km or 2393 mi | Rohnert Park | |
| 3852 km or 2393 mi | San Rafael | |
| 3852 km or 2394 mi | Burlingame | |
| 3853 km or 2394 mi | Petaluma | |
| 3853 km or 2394 mi | Novato | |
| 3854 km or 2395 mi | San Francisco | |
| 3855 km or 2395 mi | Santa Rosa | |
| 3855 km or 2396 mi | San Mateo | |
| 3856 km or 2396 mi | Belmont | |
| 3858 km or 2397 mi | San Carlos | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | South Tarawa | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | Foster | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | Redwood | |
| 3860 km or 2398 mi | Monterey | |
| 3860 km or 2399 mi | Santa Cruz | |
| 3863 km or 2400 mi | Menlo Park | |
| 3864 km or 2401 mi | Seaside | |
| 3866 km or 2402 mi | Richmond | |
| 3866 km or 2402 mi | Palo Alto | |
| 3867 km or 2403 mi | San Pablo | |
| 3867 km or 2403 mi | Los Altos |