Boston vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2533
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$2124
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
676K
1.23M

The cost of living in Boston is 274% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 27th and 5675th ($3680 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 44th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2.2 months in Suwon. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 105th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Suwon

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Boston Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$10704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$6412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$14818

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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 Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1022
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$943
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1031
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1019
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1001
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1313
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1061
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1045
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1179
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1090
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1296
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1152
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1089
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1032
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1016
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1094
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1052
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1040
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$868
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1128
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$952
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1033
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$894
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1010
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$982
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$977
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$917
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1062
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$865
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1557
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$852
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$819
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$971
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1009
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$997