Boston vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$3956
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
19
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
676K
2.49M

The cost of living in Boston is 227% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 27th and 4912th ($3652 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 3.5 months in Luanda. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 71st and 5762nd 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
$22
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$19860

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$946
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$853
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$871
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$893
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$706
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$684
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$719
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$606
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$536
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$536
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$538
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1148
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$595
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$928
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$536
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$682
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$993
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$807
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$660
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1029
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$708
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$836
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$885
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1241
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1044
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$819
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1045
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$671
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$924
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$494
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1413
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1363
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$755
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1032