Boston vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
676K
9.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 476% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 32nd and 7753rd ($3467 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 89th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660