Boston vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
676K
2.43M

The cost of living in Boston is 195% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 27th and 4646th ($3680 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 105th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Taipei

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Boston Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612