Boston vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
91
52
🏙️ Population
676K
6.98M

The cost of living in Boston is 347% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 27th and 6659th ($3680 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 22nd 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 1 months in Zhanjiang. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 105th and 6493rd 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
$24.8
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$18767

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593