Austin vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2444
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5560
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1531
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4939
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
962K
10.5M

The cost of living in Austin is 267% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 985th and 7469th ($2444 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 217th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Dongguan

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Austin Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3122
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5020
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.32
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1382
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21398
$22205

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$2115
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2027
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2171
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2187
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2237
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2125
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2229
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2221
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2200
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2059
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1991
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2175
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2174
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2153
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2063
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$2000
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2165
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1913
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2285
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2226
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2114
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2022
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2738
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2150
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2071
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2094
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2112
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2177
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2189
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2196
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2150
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2175
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2193
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2228
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2072
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2136
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2302

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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