Boston vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$893
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
676K
8.78M

The cost of living in Boston is 450% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 24th and 7256th ($3547 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 118th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 103rd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$20567

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936