Boston vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$4969
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1076
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1822
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
676K
513K

The cost of living in Boston is 82% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 30th and 2034th ($3638 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 121st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Liverpool ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 94th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Liverpool

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Boston Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1146
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$2016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$22.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$1831
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$16599

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1893
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1895
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1718
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1888
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1862
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1873
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1686
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1907
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1928
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2047
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1861
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1764
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1870
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1784
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1754
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$2033
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2080
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1846
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1818
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1674
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$2002
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1827
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1741
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1904
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1496
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1873
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1841