Boston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$3146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
676K
2.15M

The cost of living in Boston is 56% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 24th and 1222nd ($3547 vs $2267) 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 103rd and 25th 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
$21.6
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$16193

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293