Boston vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
676K
246K

The cost of living in Boston is 99% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 27th and 2604th ($3680 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 20th vs 102nd best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 326th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Louisville

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Boston Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$16070

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035