Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Massachusetts
Boston is the high-cost jobs, transit, and healthcare market in Massachusetts, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, transit, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Massachusetts
New Bedford is a South Coast affordability market in Massachusetts, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
New Bedford has the lower salary-needed estimate, while New Bedford has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as New Bedford minus Boston.
| Metric | Boston | New Bedford | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,944 | $1,794 | -$1,150 | New Bedford | New Bedford has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $871,000 | $494,000 | -$377,000 | New Bedford | New Bedford has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $247/mo | $253/mo | +$6/mo | Boston | Boston has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 117 | 119 | +2 | Boston | Boston has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $124,000 | $82,000 | -$42,000 | New Bedford | New Bedford has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 59/100 | 65/100 | +6 | New Bedford | New Bedford has the higher move score. |