Boston vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$6290
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1972
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$3201
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$683
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$5248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
676K
138K

The cost of living in Boston is 26% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 27th and 290th ($3680 vs $2916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Luxembourg, respectively. Check the United States vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 105th and 392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Luxembourg City

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Boston Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$16458

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2669
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2607
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2551
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2481
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1788
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1714
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1459
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1463
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1464
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1454
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1455
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1462
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1649
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1574
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1462
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1462
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1642
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1465
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1443
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1303
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1639
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1600
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1596
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1734
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1572
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1760
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1586
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1665
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1650
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1679
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1559
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1552
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1618
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1686