Index | Boston | Massachusetts | National |
Cost of living | 146 | 131 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 127 | 121 | 100 |
Groceries | 113 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 121 | 123 | 100 |
Housing | 204 | 165 | 100 |
Transportation | 109 | 108 | 100 |
Utilities | 122 | 115 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $100,584 | $8,382 | $2,347 | $3,018 |
Renters | $40,766 | $3,397 | $951 | $1,223 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Massachusetts | 6.25% | 6.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Massachusetts | 5% | 5% |
Item | Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $34.97 | $18.62 | 87.8% |
Beauty Salon | $64.17 | $39.05 | 64.3% |
Toothpaste | $2.30 | $2.34 | 1.6% |
Shampoo | $1.00 | $1.06 | 5.7% |
Movie | $14.43 | $10.68 | 35.1% |
Bowling | $21.00 | $14.67 | 43.1% |
Item | Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.74 | $4.22 | 11.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.64 | $1.39 | 18.6% |
Milk | $2.27 | $2.05 | 10.9% |
Potatoes | $4.02 | $3.29 | 22.3% |
Pizza | $11.16 | $10.62 | 5.0% |
Beer | $9.29 | $9.38 | 1.0% |
Item | Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $102.75 | $108.57 | 5.4% |
Doctor | $194.00 | $116.17 | 67.0% |
Dentist | $108.27 | $99.13 | 9.2% |
Ibuprofen | $9.73 | $9.68 | 0.6% |
Lipitor | $464.43 | $466.92 | 0.5% |
Item | Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $423,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 129.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,463.17 | $1,197.42 | 105.7% |
Apartment Rent | $1,369.00 | $949.00 | 44.3% |
Item | Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.19 | $2.22 | 1.4% |
Tire Balancing | $64.47 | $50.07 | 28.8% |
Item | Boston | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $233.87 | $167.67 | 39.5% |
Phone | $181.11 | $175.64 | 3.1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Southfield, MA | 0 | 121 | 21% |
Lynn, MA | 92,074 | 125 | 25% |
Randolph, MA | 33,526 | 128 | 28% |
Chelsea, MA | 38,244 | 128 | 28% |
Salem, MA | 42,804 | 131 | 31% |
Boston, MA | 658,279 | 146 | 46% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Washington, DC | 659,009 | 151 | 51% |
Memphis, TN | 655,857 | 81 | -19% |
Denver, CO | 663,303 | 116 | 16% |
Seattle, WA | 668,849 | 156 | 56% |
Nashville, TN | 643,771 | 96 | -4% |
Boston, MA | 658,279 | 146 | 46% |