Boston vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$793
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
676K
10M

The cost of living in Boston is 496% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 32nd and 7989th ($3467 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 89th and 3254th 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
$21.3
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$5672

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575