Boston vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$5130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
676K
136K

The cost of living in Boston is 32% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 27th and 433rd ($3652 vs $2776) 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 12th best city to live in the United States vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 71st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$16342

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689