Boston vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$2490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$5624
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$1668
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$2857
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$6032
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
676K
135K

The cost of living in Boston is 39% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 32nd and 785th ($3467 vs $2490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 89th and 200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$6.96
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$1738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$1390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$2439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$11850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$8510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$30.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$7.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$1335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$18853

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2390
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2293
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1694
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1491
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1784
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1433
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1438
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1494
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1438
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1446
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1437
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1449
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1447
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1445
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1618
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1444
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1452
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1444
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1563
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1273
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1468
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1252
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1548
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1539
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1505
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1567
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1485
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1567
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1576
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1550
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1548
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1542
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1703
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1528
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1554
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1569
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1542