Boston vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$723
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
676K
9.71M

The cost of living in Boston is 529% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 30th and 8149th ($3638 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 300th 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 Nanyang. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 94th and 7322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Nanyang

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Boston Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$14394

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489