Boston vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1033
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
676K
1.47M

The cost of living in Boston is 216% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 27th and 4849th ($3680 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 105th and 5361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$7933

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754