Almaty vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$477
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
2.23M
10.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 34% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6307th and 7341st ($884 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 3389th 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
$6.77
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598