Boston vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$2255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
676K
1.35M

The cost of living in Boston is 58% more expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 27th and 1228th ($3680 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1 months in Milan. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 105th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Milan

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Boston Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$19884

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653