Boston vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$760
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
676K
6.65M

The cost of living in Boston is 468% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 32nd and 7667th ($3467 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 272nd 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 135th in China, while ranked 89th and 6641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.23
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$3411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$5721

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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 Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$600
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$618
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$603
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$612
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$601
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$584
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$570
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$746
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$594
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$582
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$595
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$611
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$611
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$783
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$628
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$590
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$852
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$497
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$558
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$813
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$599
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$623
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$538
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$780
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$592
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$552
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$566
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$556
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$612
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$614
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$596
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$808
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$663
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$573
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$521
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$605
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$618
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610