Boston vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$798
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
676K
9.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 486% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 27th and 7755th ($3680 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 105th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Foshan

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Boston Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$22953

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679