Cost of living comparison
Boston is 12.2% more expensive than London.
If you lived in Boston instead of London, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
London
|
Boston
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$11.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
London
|
Boston
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$8.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$4.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$6.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
London
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$3.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.41
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.20
|
$17.91
|
|
pay 9.0% more for housing
London
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
$61.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
$2,695.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
$1,972.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
$147.79
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
London
|
Boston
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
$2,111.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
$32,600.00
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
London
|
Boston
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.22
|
$76.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
London
|
Boston
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
$53.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$39.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
$85.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.80
|
$114.31
|
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