Cost of living comparison
Boston is 29.0% more expensive than Houston.
If you lived in Boston instead of Houston, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Houston
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
|
$11.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
Houston
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
|
$3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$8.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$4.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
|
$4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
|
$6.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Houston
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.13
|
$3.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.84
|
$17.91
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Houston
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.00
|
$61.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,563.79
|
$2,695.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,249.04
|
$1,972.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.30
|
$147.79
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Houston
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.31
|
$2,111.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,458.33
|
$32,600.00
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Houston
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.69
|
$76.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Houston
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.29
|
$53.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$39.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.39
|
$85.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.17
|
$114.31
|
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