Among the available topologies, a boost circuit operating in continuous current mode is the only topology which enables the RFI noise across the input capacitor to be limited, and consequently a lower cost filter is required. Also, the boost inductor stores only a part of the transferred energy, because the mains still supplies energy during the demagnetization phase of the boost inductor - so the magnetic part required is smaller than needed with any other topology. Therefore the boost topology leads to the cheapest solution.