Atlanta vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$847
😷 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 278% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 688th and 7308th ($2628 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 199th and 3241st 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
$23.3
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$25442

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620