Boston vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1237
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
676K
20.9M

The cost of living in Boston is 435% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 27th and 7360th ($3680 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 105th and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Chengdu

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Boston Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594