Boston vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
676K
10M

The cost of living in Boston is 492% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 27th and 7795th ($3680 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 105th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Changsha

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Boston Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$9728

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554