Paycheck Atlas

Buffalo, NY vs Boston, MA

Overall prices in Boston, MA run 13% higher than in Buffalo, NY. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $113k in Boston, MA for every $100k you earn in Buffalo, NY.

Salary in Buffalo, NYEquivalent in Boston, MATake-home in NYTake-home in MA
$50,000$56,480$3,280/mo$3,728/mo
$75,000$84,720$4,758/mo$5,350/mo
$100,000$112,961$6,098/mo$6,887/mo
$150,000$169,441$8,733/mo$9,884/mo
$1,057Median rent, Buffalo, NY
$2,023Median rent, Boston, MA

Equivalent salary scales by BEA Regional Price Parities (all items). Take-home columns apply each state's tax to the matching salary, so the equivalent salary is not the same as the same take-home.

Compare the other way: Boston, MA vs Buffalo, NY