Boston vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
676K
384K

The cost of living in Boston is 64% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 27th and 1402nd ($3680 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1171st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Ranked 20th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs New Orleans

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Boston New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2066
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1781
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1937
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1752
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1791
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2159
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2071
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2049
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1794
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1898
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2094
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1713
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1959
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1801
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1702
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1593
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1934
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1806
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1794
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2087
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2286
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1922
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1800
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2073
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$1983
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2073
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1746
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1917
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1977
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2035
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1612
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1978
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1895
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1855
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1621
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1940