Boston vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
92
40
🏙️ Population
676K
2.19M

The cost of living in Boston is 393% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 35th and 6964th ($3345 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in the United States and Togo, respectively. Check the United States vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 83rd and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$6625

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327