Boston vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$604
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
31
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
676K
7.06M

The cost of living in Boston is 593% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 30th and 8565th ($3638 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 466th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 94th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Luoyang

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Boston Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$19226

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598