Boston vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$886
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
676K
12.3M

The cost of living in Boston is 441% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 24th and 7163rd ($3547 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 95th 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 Wuhan. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 103rd and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Wuhan

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Boston Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586