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North America
Boston
MA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Boston compare to Chicago?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Boston is 5% worse off vs in Chicago
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Boston compared to Chicago, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$111,734
+$18,634 (+20%) vs Chicago
Tax Rate: 31%
Weather
How does the weather in Boston compare to Chicago?
Boston has better overall weather
5.2/10(vs 4.2/10 in Chicago)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(same as Chicago)
Average Low
7°C(vs 8°C in Chicago)
Sunshine Hours
2,634h/yr+125h/yr
Average High in hottest month
28°C(same as Chicago)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(same as Chicago)
Rainy Days
88/yr(same as Chicago)
Muggy Days
28/yr-13/yr(-32%)
Cloud Cover
48%(same as Chicago)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Boston compare to Chicago?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Boston compared to Chicago?
Avg. Property Price
$7,633 / m²
157% more expensive than Chicago
SWE Affordability
5.5 years
2.9 years longer than Chicago
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Boston has around 9 Luma events listed.
That's 57% fewer events than Chicago.
Salary Converter
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