Boston vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
676K
18.7M

The cost of living in Boston is 365% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 30th and 6835th ($3638 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 94th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Guangzhou

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Boston Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694