Atlanta vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
499K
10.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 299% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 647th and 7341st ($2641 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 78th 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 179th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$21416

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$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598