Boston vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
676K
1.47M

The cost of living in Boston is 245% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 30th and 5278th ($3638 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 94th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$7937

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688