Almaty vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$524
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
2.23M
10.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 46% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5852nd and 7469th ($974 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 4192nd and 3662nd 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
$7.79
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608