Boston vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
676K
6.98M

The cost of living in Boston is 352% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 30th and 6740th ($3638 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 94th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Zhanjiang

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Boston Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$19015

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584