same $100k income, fresh start from Savannah
changea dispatch from
boston
MA
42.36°N
71.06°W
Boston is brick sidewalks, dive bars older than most states, and an accent that turns 'park the car' into a love language. The city is densely packed with colleges (Harvard, MIT, BU, BC, plus 30 more), which keeps it perpetually 22 years old in spirit. The Freedom Trail literally paints a red line through 400 years of American history. Dunkin' is not a chain here, it's a way of life.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Savannah ran you
Boston doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Boston is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$3,145/mo
78% more expensive than Savannah(vs $1,770/mo)
5%
$41/mo less in state tax than Savannah
vs 5.49% in Savannah
$4,772/mo
$1,334 less than Savannah
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$771k
121% more expensive than Savannah
vs $349k in Savannah
4.9M
vs 425k in Savannah
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in boston.
Savannah gets 209 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 0 in Savannah.
A month here packs 10.5× the events of Savannah.
71/100
37% higher than Savannah
vs 52/100 in Savannah
Closest outdoor draw: Blue Hills Reservation, 7.9 mi.
98/100
9% higher than Savannah
vs 90/100 in Savannah
103
692% more than Savannah
vs 13 nonstops in Savannah
neighbors of boston on the map of tradeoffs:
