Boston vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
676K
246K

The cost of living in Boston is 86% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 32nd and 2276th ($3467 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1806th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ranked 15th vs 68th best cities to live in the United States, and 89th vs 251st 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
$21.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$13601

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954