Boston vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$3719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
676K
633K

The cost of living in Boston is 92% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 27th and 2305th ($3680 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1739th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Ranked 20th vs 96th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 311th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Memphis

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Boston Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.76
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$27334

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809