Almaty vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$585
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
64
71
🏙️ Population
1.92M
10.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 78% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4975th and 7769th ($1051 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4635th and 2370th 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
$8.87
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611