Price Rankings for Boston, MA, United States

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Use this tool to calculate allowance or adjustment if relocating to Boston, MA, United States. To get more information about prices displayed on this page, please visit Cost of Living in Boston, MA.

World Ranking

2nd Most Expensive Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre (Rent Per Month) out of 352 Cities in the World.
3rd Most Expensive Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre (Rent Per Month) out of 352 Cities in the World.
3rd Most Expensive Tomato (1kg) (Markets) out of 350 Cities in the World.

America Ranking

2nd Most Expensive Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre (Rent Per Month) out of 87 Cities in America
3rd Most Expensive Tomato (1kg) (Markets) out of 87 Cities in America
2nd Most Expensive 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes (Clothing And Shoes) out of 86 Cities in America

Northern America Ranking

2nd Most Expensive Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre (Rent Per Month) out of 57 Cities in Northern America
3rd Most Expensive Tomato (1kg) (Markets) out of 57 Cities in Northern America
2nd Most Expensive 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes (Clothing And Shoes) out of 56 Cities in Northern America

RestaurantsValue World
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 25.00 $ Very High 17th/353 10th/87 10th/57
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 120.00 $ Very High 9th/352 4th/87 4th/57
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 12.00 $ Very High 51st/333 22th/85 21st/56
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 8.00 $ Very High 31st/336 11st/85 11st/55
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 9.00 $ Very High 16th/318 8th/80 8th/51
Cappuccino (regular) 5.73 $ Very High 13th/353 8th/87 8th/57
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 3.01 $ Very High 55th/353 6th/87 6th/57
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.46 $ Very High 52th/353 7th/87 7th/57
MarketsValue World
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.93 $ Moderate 172th/353 36th/87 24th/57
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 3.69 $ Very High 16th/353 16th/87 16th/57
Rice (white), (1 lb) 2.84 $ Very High 7th/352 7th/87 7th/57
Eggs (regular) (12) 4.43 $ Very High 46th/353 22th/87 20th/57
Local Cheese (1 lb) 7.81 $ Very High 22th/353 5th/87 5th/57
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 6.21 $ Very High 54th/353 18th/87 18th/57
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 9.15 $ Very High 37th/351 6th/87 6th/57
Apples (1 lb) 2.45 $ Very High 27th/353 23th/87 23th/57
Banana (1 lb) 0.96 $ High 73th/353 12th/87 9th/57
Oranges (1 lb) 3.01 $ Very High 5th/352 5th/87 5th/57
Tomato (1 lb) 3.19 $ Very High 3rd/350 3rd/87 3rd/57
Potato (1 lb) 2.00 $ Very High 4th/351 4th/86 4th/56
Onion (1 lb) 1.63 $ Very High 13th/352 13th/87 13th/57
Lettuce (1 head) 2.91 $ Very High 9th/348 7th/87 7th/57
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 2.72 $ Very High 7th/353 7th/87 6th/57
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 15.00 $ Very High 54th/333 31st/86 29th/56
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 2.89 $ Very High 42th/335 13th/84 13th/55
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 5.29 $ Very High 6th/331 2nd/85 2nd/56
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 13.33 $ Very High 42th/285 13th/57 13th/36
TransportationValue World
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.40 $ High 93th/313 25th/67 25th/40
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 90.00 $ Very High 32th/231 13th/41 13th/34
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 2.60 $
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.80 $ Very High 34th/177 9th/30 7th/18
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 28.00 $
Gasoline (1 gallon) 3.51 $ Very Low 283th/353 61st/87 35th/57
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 32,000.00 $ High 60th/169 10th/43 9th/31
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 25,110.27 $ Low 185th/290 50th/81 35th/56
Utilities (Monthly)Value World
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 194.73 $ High 118th/348 24th/87 24th/57
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 58.93 $ Very High 26th/352 24th/87 24th/57
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 68.96 $ Very High 33th/353 22th/87 22th/57
Sports And LeisureValue World
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 83.70 $ Very High 14th/347 5th/85 5th/55
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 32.50 $ Very High 30th/242 9th/49 7th/31
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 16.00 $ Very High 31st/322 10th/81 10th/53
ChildcareValue World
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 2,738.10 $ Very High 7th/288 3rd/70 3rd/43
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 30,833.33 $ Very High 10th/212 6th/43 6th/24
Clothing And ShoesValue World
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 67.54 $ Moderate 149th/344 7th/86 3rd/56
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 43.82 $ High 121st/328 41st/83 28th/54
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 103.19 $ High 86th/348 18th/87 12th/57
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 160.00 $ Very High 17th/336 2nd/86 2nd/56
Rent Per MonthValue World
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 3,381.67 $ Very High 2nd/352 2nd/87 2nd/57
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 2,444.17 $ Very High 3rd/352 3rd/87 3rd/57
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 5,771.43 $ Very High 4th/349 3rd/86 3rd/56
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 3,813.60 $ Very High 7th/352 7th/87 7th/57
Buy Apartment PriceValue World
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 962.48 $ Very High 23th/299 3rd/69 3rd/47
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 544.54 $ Very High 38th/290 10th/68 10th/47
Salaries And FinancingValue World
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 5,620.93 $ Very High 10th/351 4th/87 4th/57
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 6.57 Moderate 150th/327 52th/84 29th/57
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