Atlanta vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
499K
10.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 293% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 699th and 7469th ($2617 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 89th 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 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 231st and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Dongguan

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Atlanta Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$22205

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608