Almaty vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$531
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$847
😷 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 5468th and 7308th ($1014 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 3901st and 3241st 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
$8.96
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620