Atlanta vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2648
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6318
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2832
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5633
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
499K
10.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 349% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 459th and 7769th ($2648 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 151st and 2370th 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
$18.6
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$5.33
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1656
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3282
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7867
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.01
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28904
$16599

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2435
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2349
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2608
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2313
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2341
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2296
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2364
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2279
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2287
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2449
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2471
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2364
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2287
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2119
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2789
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1953
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2244
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2522
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1575
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1737
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2323
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2144
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2367
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2208
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2262
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2102
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2090
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$2079
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1917
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2217
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1701
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1768
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1672
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1811
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1815
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1849
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1991

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611