2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Quincy, MA vs Richmond, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Richmond or is it cheaper to live in Quincy?
- Richmond is 22.0% more expensive than Quincy.

Which city has more affordable housing, Richmond or Quincy?
- Richmond housing costs are 24.5% more expensive than Quincy housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Quincy or is Health Care more affordable in Richmond.
- Health related expenses are 35.0% more in Richmond.
 Quincy, MARichmond, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock174.9100
 Food & Groceries109.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock121.1100
 Housing200.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$615,900$338,100
 Utilities108  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock133.2100
 Miscellaneous167.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Quincy    7 Reviews

Where to start? The principal shouts rude things at parents and students and she often lies about phantom school rules. PTO members have quit over this person. Bullying  More

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Over 11 years ago

Quincy is a seaside community and has an approximate population of 90,000 people. Settled by Myles Standish and Captain Wollaston and established as a township in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Not a very bike friendly city but if you are willing to driver there are biking spots north, west and south of here. Lots and lots of Chinese food places but we have  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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