Boston vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
676K
10.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 446% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 30th and 7469th ($3638 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 94th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Dongguan

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Boston Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$22205

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608