Boston vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$952
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
676K
9.37M

The cost of living in Boston is 377% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 32nd and 6780th ($3467 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 68th 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 Hefei. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 89th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699