Cost of living comparison
New York is 15.8% cheaper than Boston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.7% less in New York
- Groceries
-
pay 19.3% less in New York
- Transportation
-
pay 5.0% more in New York
- Housing
-
pay 22.8% less in New York
- Childcare
-
pay 20.3% less in New York
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.5% less in New York
- Clothing
-
pay 17.8% less in New York
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in New York.
If you lived in New York instead of Boston, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Boston
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$19.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.55
|
$10.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$1.83
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Boston
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.39
|
$3.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
|
$7.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
|
$3.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
|
$5.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$2.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
|
$2.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
|
Boston
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$3.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$97.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$31,535.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$18.98
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
|
Boston
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.88
|
$63.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,280.96
|
$1,925.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,453.85
|
$1,646.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.96
|
$138.03
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
|
Boston
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,428.57
|
$1,553.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$23,861.84
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Boston
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$6.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.83
|
$13.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.18
|
$63.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$15.22
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Boston
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.32
|
$50.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
|
$41.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.17
|
$82.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.18
|
$112.43
|
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