Wanted Information about day to day living expense in Charlestown,boston?

Question

I'll b leaving for boston on B1 visa,with daily allowance of 70$.my working place will be at city square ,charlestown.can anybody guide me about living ,food(veg), and other expenses over there?
I'll be there for 3 months....plz answer its imp..!!

Answer 1

As was already stated, living in Boston is very expensive. You'll probably need a roommate... I live in the suburbs and pay $1000 to live alone, and that would be almost half your per diem. I'd recommend searching on craigslist. It's where I found my place and where I'm looking for my next one. You can narrow it down by neighborhood, price, and searching for roommates, or subletting (Depending on when you are coming will affect availability. More open places in summer, less during the school year.)

There's plenty of vegetarian options. Not sure if you're ovo-lacto or vegan, but as an ovo-lacto myself I can tell you not to worry about that if that's your situation. Veges are so common in Boston that most places have at least one option on the menu, usually more. At the very worst, nearly everywhere in Boston seems to offer pizza, so you could always get a cheese pizza (assuming you're not vegan).

Other expenses would probably include transportation. I've only been out here for about a year and don't know Charlestown that well, but you'll probably need a bus or subway pass to get around from home to work and the rest of the city. The transit system is known locally as the T, and is very good. You can look at maps and pass options on their website, www.mbta.com.

Make sure and leave yourself some of your allowance to do some of the touristy stuff as well. Duck tours, Prudential Skywalk, Faneuil Hall/Newbury Street shopping, and sporting events or concerts.

I would think of everything, your biggest concern is finding the affordable housing. Once you've got your housing taken care of, everything else should fall into place.

Good luck, and enjoy the experience! Boston is fantastic.

Answer 2

For that price you will need to rent somewhere with a roommate. Rent prices are fairly outrageous in Boston, so you would need most of your money just for that. $70 a day will be fine if you can do that though. Find a roommate, plan for something like $600 per month on rent, and transportation is easy and fairly cheap if you'll use the T and just buy a pass. The rest can go to food, necessities and fun!

Answer 3

Read about public transit options to Charlestown here:
http://www.charlestownonline.net/directions.htm

Then try to find housing (e.g. on boston.craigslist.org) along the Orange Line subway or one of the bus lines servicing your workplace. You may be able to find a good apartment deal on the south side of town in a neighborhood like Jamaica Plain. You will probably be sharing a house or apartment with roommates.
Try to find housing within a short walk of a source of cheap groceries (such as Stop & Shop or another large supermarket) to help keep your food costs down. As someone else already noted, finding veg. food will not be difficult. Get a monthly pass for the T (bus only is cheaper than subway +bus). $70/day will require you to live frugally, but it's not impossible -- boston is full of college and graduate students trying to live frugally, so you'll be in good company!
good luck.

Answer 4

You will need at least $150 per day including taxes for a hotel. Hotels are very expensive in Boston. Reasonable restaurants can be found easily especially for vegetarian.

Answer 5

My brother-in-law and his family live in Boston. He said living expenses are very high