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North America
Boston
MA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Boston compare to Las Vegas?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Boston is 22% worse off vs in Las Vegas
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Boston compared to Las Vegas, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$111,907
+$18,957 (+20%) vs Las Vegas
Tax Rate: 31%
Weather
How does the weather in Boston compare to Las Vegas?
Boston has better overall weather
5.2/10(vs 2.7/10 in Las Vegas)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 27°C in Las Vegas)
Average Low
7°C(vs 15°C in Las Vegas)
Sunshine Hours
2,634h/yr-1192h/yr(-31%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 40°C in Las Vegas)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs 4°C in Las Vegas)
Rainy Days
88/yr+66/yr(+288%)
Muggy Days
28/yr+26/yr(+1252%)
Cloud Cover
48%(vs 26% in Las Vegas)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Boston compare to Las Vegas?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Boston compared to Las Vegas?
Avg. Property Price
$7,985 / m²
160% more expensive than Las Vegas
SWE Affordability
5.7 years
3.1 years longer than Las Vegas
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Boston has around 16 Luma events listed.
That's 45% more events than Las Vegas.
Salary Converter
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