Austin vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2475
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5680
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2495
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5010
$847
😷 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 257% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 932nd and 7308th ($2475 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 192nd and 3241st 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
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1888
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2018
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5778
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3142
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20982
$25442

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$2141
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$2058
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2151
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2149
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2316

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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