Atlanta vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2570
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5742
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1586
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2465
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5431
$742
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
499K
10.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 292% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 704th and 7169th ($2570 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 97th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 165th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2827
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27299
$20945

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2339
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2277
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2284
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2441
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2268
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2285
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2254
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2302
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2319
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2235
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2282
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2166
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2390
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2208
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$1993
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2657
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1928
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2195
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2435
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1541
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2213
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2094
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2148
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2149
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2076
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2127
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1888
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1839
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2128
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1704
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1636
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1652
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1726
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1736
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1901
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1982

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598