Boston vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4700
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2399
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$3057
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
676K
718K

The cost of living in Boston is 59% more expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 27th and 1279th ($3680 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 9th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 105th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Mississauga

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Boston Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$2145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$7883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$6206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$10705

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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 Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2102
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2318
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2415
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2034
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2233
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2214
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2006
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2172
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1892
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2124
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2049
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1832
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2109
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1936
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1581
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1848
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2078
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2138
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2303
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2181
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1706
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2123
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1939
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2125
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1863
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1953
146 km or 91 mi London
$1930
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1757
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2035