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Boston, MA vs Diamond Bar, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Diamond Bar or is it cheaper to live in Boston?
- Diamond Bar is 7.2% more expensive than Boston.

Which city has more affordable housing, Diamond Bar or Boston?
- Diamond Bar housing costs are 20.6% more expensive than Boston housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Boston or is Health Care more affordable in Diamond Bar.
- Health related expenses are 3.3% less in Diamond Bar.
 Boston, MADiamond Bar, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock161.7100
 Food & Groceries111.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock86.7100
 Housing228.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$885,200$338,100
 Utilities117  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock166.9100
 Miscellaneous157.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Diamond Bar    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful city and great place to raise a family. The worst part of Diamond Bar would be some of the best places to live in other cities. Diamond Bar has some of the  More

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Over 14 years ago

The city is centrally located to riverside, San Bernardino, Orange County and Downtown La. It is very scenic with beautiful hills, great schools and within easy reach,  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a very quiet area about 30 mile east of downtown Los Angeles. I'm a bit concerned about what effect a possible new NFL stadium in the City of Industry CA will  More

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