Boston vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
676K
1.41M

The cost of living in Boston is 307% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 32nd and 6257th ($3467 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 17th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 89th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Medina

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Boston Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$6.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$7706

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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

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$837
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$1123
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$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934