Boston vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$833
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
676K
12.3M

The cost of living in Boston is 418% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 35th and 7238th ($3345 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 185th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 83rd and 2438th 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
$22.1
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$11975

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575