Boston vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
676K
6.56M

The cost of living in Boston is 467% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 32nd and 7649th ($3467 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 89th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610