You intuition is incorrect

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权威机构的世界城市消费水平排行（比单纯比较中国国外有意义的多）文章来源: 北京上海世界第一

http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=backhome&MsgID=60160

World cost of living index:

Beijing 95.6
Shanghai 90.4
Boston 77.0

So, if you are making US$100k in Boston, you will need to make about RMB 940k in Shanghai, not 400k.