Boston vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Boston | Dongguan | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Boston is 441% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 24th and 7169th ($3547 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 97th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 103rd and 2941st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Boston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Cambridge | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Chelsea | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Somerville | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Everett | |
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi | Brookline | |
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Revere | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Malden | |
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi | Medford | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Belmont | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Arlington | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Watertown | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Melrose | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Milton | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Winchester | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Newton | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Saugus | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Quincy | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Stoneham | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Waltham | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Lynn | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Woburn | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Dedham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Needham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Lexington | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Wakefield | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Braintree | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Weymouth | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Reading | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Hingham | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Burlington | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wellesley | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Norwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Peabody | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Randolph | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Salem | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmington | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Marblehead | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Canton | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Natick | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Stoughton |
Cities near Dongguan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Guangzhou | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Foshan | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Huizhou | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Kowloon | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Macau | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Heyuan | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Kaiping | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Shanwei | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Yunfu | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Puning | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Hezhou | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Jieyang | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Meizhou | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Shantou | |
| 315 km or 195 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Maoming | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Yulin | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Longyan | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Guigang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Guilin | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 437 km or 271 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Hengyang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Laibin |