Boston vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
676K
9.37M

The cost of living in Boston is 456% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 30th and 7557th ($3638 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 94th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Hefei

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Boston Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$0.89
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677