Boston vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
676K
8.78M

The cost of living in Boston is 468% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 27th and 7630th ($3680 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 105th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Quanzhou

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Boston Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$9745

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954