Boston vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Boston	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3345	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7700	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$2257	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$3867	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$739	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5860	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	676K	8.91M

The cost of living in Boston is 0.7% more expensive than in London. Cities ranked 35th and 38th ($3345 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 83rd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs London

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	Boston	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2636	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4850	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11687	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6831	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.02	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2399	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27937	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908