Boston vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
676K
525K

The cost of living in Boston is 37% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 27th and 605th ($3680 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 20th vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Sacramento

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Boston Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848