Boston vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$503
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
676K
1.24M

The cost of living in Boston is 418% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 35th and 7240th ($3345 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 19th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Kazan. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Kazan ranked 4th in Russia, while ranked 83rd and 5435th 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
$22.1
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$5.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$2073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$1533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$8.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$4314

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$517
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$516
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$500
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$567
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$518
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$623
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$414
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$456
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$542
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$547
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$537
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$427
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$468
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$513
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$497
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$511
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$526
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$597
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$488
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$494
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$496
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$501
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$488
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$493
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$629
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$497
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$455
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$612
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$645
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$487
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$656