Boston vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$789
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$106
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
92
17
🏙️ Population
676K
908K

The cost of living in Boston is 559% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 35th and 8460th ($3345 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 83rd and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$0.36
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$698

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265