Boston vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$922
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
676K
11.9M

The cost of living in Boston is 309% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 27th and 6257th ($3680 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 105th and 3005th 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
$24.8
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789