Boston vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$602
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
676K
10.6M

The cost of living in Boston is 637% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 24th and 8748th ($3547 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 103rd and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716