Boston vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$933
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
676K
5.94M

The cost of living in Boston is 455% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 27th and 7534th ($3680 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 105th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Surat

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Boston Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$877

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298