Boston vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$578
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
676K
1.26M

The cost of living in Boston is 430% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 32nd and 7255th ($3467 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 24th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Kazan. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kazan ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 89th and 5204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kazan

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Boston Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$51.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$5.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$8.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$4225

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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 Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$541
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$540
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$513
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$620
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$522
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$589
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$376
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$463
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$514
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$567
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$559
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$422
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$484
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$518
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$498
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$519
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$530
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$616
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$507
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$503
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$533
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$508
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$515
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$480
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$660
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$539
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$480
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$623
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$633
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$531
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$797