Boston vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
676K
6.98M

The cost of living in Boston is 344% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 32nd and 6518th ($3467 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 89th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$20188

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601