Boston vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	676K	2.49M

The cost of living in Boston is 238% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 32nd and 5518th ($3467 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 89th and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Luanda

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	Boston	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$12561

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939