Cost of living comparison
Boston is 40.4% more expensive than Florida.
If you lived in Boston instead of Florida, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
Florida
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.47
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
|
$12.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$3.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$2.56
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Florida
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
|
$9.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
|
$4.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$3.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$3.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Florida
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.15
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,918.41
|
$32,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.07
|
$16.62
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
Florida
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$70.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,891.59
|
$3,280.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,611.24
|
$2,453.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$148.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Florida
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.14
|
$2,428.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,426.17
|
$25,000.00
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.80
|
$13.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
|
$86.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.47
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Florida
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.20
|
$64.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$43.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.28
|
$98.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.33
|
$157.18
|
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