Boston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Boston	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3345	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7700	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$2257	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$3867	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$739	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5860	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	676K	2.15M

The cost of living in Boston is 50% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 35th and 1216th ($3345 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Paris. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 83rd and 33rd 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	$22.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2636	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4850	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11687	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6831	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.02	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2399	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27937	$16502

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2847
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2723
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2746
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2915
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2905
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2698
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2859
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2338
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2677
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2773
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2556
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2823
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$2537
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2522
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2594
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2787
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2750

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381