Boston vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$3705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
676K
2.03M

The cost of living in Boston is 64% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 30th and 1464th ($3638 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Austria, respectively. Check the United States vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 94th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Vienna

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Boston Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.44
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$28817

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989