Boston vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$991
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
676K
9.37M

The cost of living in Boston is 468% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 24th and 7405th ($3547 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 160th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 103rd and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$8278

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665