Boston vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
37
😀 Quality of life
91
26
🏙️ Population
676K
1.48M

The cost of living in Boston is 363% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 27th and 6787th ($3680 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 105th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Onitsha

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Boston Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$1896

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657