Austin vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
962K
10.5M

The cost of living in Austin is 265% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 812th and 7055th ($2473 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 115th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 116th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$21927

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$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623