Boston vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
676K
2.47M

The cost of living in Boston is 406% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 32nd and 7016th ($3467 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 9th in the United States and Zambia, respectively. Check the United States vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 89th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Lusaka

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Boston Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$5845

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670