Boston vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
676K
13M

The cost of living in Boston is 222% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 32nd and 5091st ($3467 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 89th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$11652

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541