Almaty vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$499
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
1.92M
10.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 39% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6015th and 7055th ($941 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 18th in China, while ranked 4176th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623