Boston vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
676K
11.1M

The cost of living in Boston is 762% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 24th and 8934th ($3547 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 103rd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Lahore

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Boston Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$1172

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346