Boston vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1009
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
676K
10M

The cost of living in Boston is 489% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 30th and 7792nd ($3638 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 167th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Changsha. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 94th and 3307th 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
$21.5
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$8507

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562