Boston vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$4646
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$2025
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$3603
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
676K
398K

The cost of living in Boston is 96% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 24th and 2367th ($3547 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1932nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 17th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 103rd vs 552nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Wichita

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Boston Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$15994

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BostonWichita

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1846
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1730
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1237
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1671
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1569
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1337
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1814
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1856
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1748
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1777
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1864
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1649
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1851
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1855
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1889
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1521
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1621
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1885
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1874
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1720
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1902
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1768
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2124
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1824
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1832
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1861
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1878
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1862
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2290
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1896
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$1946
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1855
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2322
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2259
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2437
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2325
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$1989
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1821
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2312