Boston vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1541
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$308
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$814
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
676K
6.65M

The cost of living in Boston is 497% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 30th and 7862nd ($3638 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 190th 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 1.3 months in Hengyang. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 94th and 6777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Hengyang

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Boston Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$8641

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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 Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$584
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$638
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$511
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$601
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$572
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$564
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$567
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$730
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$602
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$617
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$583
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$584
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$603
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$760
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$630
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$588
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$807
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$498
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$557
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$814
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$587
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$605
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$533
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$769
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$529
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$563
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$556
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$599
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$596
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$588
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$795
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$634
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$568
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$539
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$610
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$595
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615