Almaty vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$464
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
66
69
🏙️ Population
2.23M
10.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 34% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7169th ($881 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 4016th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Dongguan

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Almaty Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$20945

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598