Boston vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
92
100
🏙️ Population
676K
5.03M

The cost of living in Boston is 45% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 32nd and 923rd ($3467 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 89th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Melbourne

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Boston Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913