Boston vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Boston Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
91
100
🏙️ Population
676K
5.45M

The cost of living in Boston is 29% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 27th and 370th ($3680 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 105th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Boston vs Sydney

Prices for goods and services in Boston and Sydney are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Boston Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$25164

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863