Boston vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
676K
10.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 430% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 27th and 7308th ($3680 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 105th and 3241st 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
$24.8
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$25442

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620