Boston vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$937
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
91
56
🏙️ Population
676K
9.07M

The cost of living in Boston is 506% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 27th and 7925th ($3680 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 235th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 105th and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Changchun

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Boston Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$8890

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594