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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Boston, MA

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Is it cheaper to live in Boston or is it cheaper to live in Myrtle Beach?
- Boston is 66.8% more expensive than Myrtle Beach.

Which city has more affordable housing, Boston or Myrtle Beach?
- Boston housing costs are 204.9% more expensive than Myrtle Beach housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Myrtle Beach or is Health Care more affordable in Boston.
- Health related expenses are 8.5% less in Boston.
 Myrtle Beach, SCBoston, MAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock150.8100
 Food & Groceries97.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock89.7100
 Housing75.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$656,500$338,100
 Utilities102  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock131.8100
 Miscellaneous87.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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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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