Almaty vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$434
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
68
😀 Quality of life
64
56
🏙️ Population
1.92M
10.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 2% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6284th and 6335th ($775 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1 months in Dongguan. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 4680th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$8907

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705