Boston vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
676K
11.9M

The cost of living in Boston is 311% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 32nd and 6287th ($3467 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 22nd 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 Hangzhou. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 89th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Hangzhou

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Boston Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$22679

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Cities near Boston

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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774