Boston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Boston | Paris | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Boston is 50% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 27th and 964th ($3680 vs $2460) 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 105th and 34th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Boston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Cambridge | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Chelsea | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Somerville | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Everett | |
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi | Brookline | |
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Revere | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Malden | |
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi | Medford | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Belmont | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Arlington | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Watertown | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Melrose | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Milton | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Winchester | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Newton | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Saugus | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Quincy | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Stoneham | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Waltham | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Lynn | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Woburn | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Dedham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Needham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Lexington | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Wakefield | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Braintree | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Weymouth | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Reading | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Hingham | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Burlington | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wellesley | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Norwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Peabody | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Randolph | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Salem | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmington | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Marblehead | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Canton | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Natick | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Stoughton |
Cities near Paris
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi |  Ivry-sur-Seine | |
| 6.4 km or 4 mi | Aubervilliers | |
| 6.7 km or 4.2 mi | Montreuil | |
| 7 km or 4.3 mi | Neuilly-sur-Seine | |
| 7.7 km or 4.8 mi | Asnieres-sur-Seine | |
| 8.3 km or 5.2 mi | Vitry-sur-Seine | |
| 8.4 km or 5.2 mi | Boulogne-Billancourt | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Courbevoie | |
| 8.7 km or 5.4 mi | Bobigny | |
| 8.7 km or 5.4 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi | La Garenne-Colombes | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Nanterre | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Creteil | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Rueil-Malmaison | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Argenteuil | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Champigny-sur-Marne | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Chaville | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Aulnay-sous-Bois | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Massy | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Versailles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Guyancourt | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Acheres | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Cergy | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Savigny-le-Temple | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Melun | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Rambouillet | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Beauvais | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Compiegne | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Dreux | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Chartres | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Orleans | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Rouen | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Amiens | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Reims | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Troyes | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Chalons-en-Champagne | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Auxerre | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Dieppe | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Lisieux | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Arras |