Boston vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$6423
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1964
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$3248
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$696
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$5332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
676K
138K

The cost of living in Boston is 24% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 30th and 270th ($3638 vs $2926) 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 94th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$91.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$4.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$1670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$3538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$2749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$13023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$8923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$3.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$36.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$61.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$1442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$18882

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2586
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2637
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2512
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2431
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1844
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1744
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1536
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1550
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1569
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1535
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1533
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1470
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1515
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1492
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1508
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1684
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1605
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1507
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1675
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1501
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1358
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1650
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1643
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1647
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1731
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1612
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1735
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1635
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1653
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1681
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1759
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1582
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1592
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1644
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1676