cost
Cost of Living Index
Boston
51.1
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
New York metropolitan area wins on 14 of 26 metrics compared to Boston.
cost
Boston
51.1
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
safety
Boston
57.9
city
New York metropolitan area
69.7
city
housing
Boston
$2,908
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,660
city
jobs
Boston
$4,972/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$6,964/mo
city
health
Boston
54.4
city
New York metropolitan area
71.8
city
environment
Boston
29.3 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
20.4 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Boston
127 Mbps
city
New York metropolitan area
195 Mbps
city
demographics
Boston
3.0%
city
New York metropolitan area
2.7%
city
economy
Boston
7.0%
city
New York metropolitan area
8.7%
city
economy
Boston
$5,756/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$4,477/mo
city
education
Boston
73.7
city
New York metropolitan area
50.2
city
environment
Boston
59.6
city
New York metropolitan area
62.4
city
environment
Boston
25.2 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
41.5 ug/m3
city
health
Boston
72.2 years
city
New York metropolitan area
81.2 years
city
health
Boston
17.1%
city
New York metropolitan area
20.2%
city
housing
Boston
$12,878/sqm
city
New York metropolitan area
$14,843/sqm
city
housing
Boston
$2,208/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,907/mo
city
housing
Boston
15.8x
city
New York metropolitan area
13.0x
city
jobs
Boston
5.1%
city
New York metropolitan area
4.0%
city
quality
Boston
5.3
city
New York metropolitan area
5.6
city
religion
Boston
59.6%
city
New York metropolitan area
24.9%
city
religion
Boston
60.3%
city
New York metropolitan area
42.3%
city
religion
Boston
43.7%
city
New York metropolitan area
51.6%
city
safety
Boston
63.3 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
32.0 per 100k
city
safety
Boston
25.7 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
11.9 per 100k
city
transport
Boston
53
city
New York metropolitan area
48
city