Boston vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
676K
9.4M

The cost of living in Boston is 442% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 30th and 7431st ($3638 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 80th 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 Ningbo. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 94th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Ningbo

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Boston Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525