Atlanta vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$738
😷 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 275% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 714th and 7055th ($2540 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 115th 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 140th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

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