Boston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
676K
2.11M

The cost of living in Boston is 47% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 30th and 916th ($3638 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 94th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Paris

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Boston Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$17184

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544