Boston vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
34
😀 Quality of life
92
40
🏙️ Population
676K
7.06M

The cost of living in Boston is 579% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 32nd and 8612th ($3467 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 529th 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 Luoyang. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 89th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$17189

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599