Bangalore vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1259
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$223
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
67
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
12.3M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 22% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8579th and 7469th ($523 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 89th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5518th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Dongguan

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Bangalore Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.38
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4350
$22205

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$332
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343

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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