Bangalore vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1260
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$221
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$384
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$311
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
69
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
12.3M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 21% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8500th and 7341st ($524 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 78th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5281st and 3389th 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
$3.4
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.71%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2084
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.26
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.48
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$21416

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$355
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$341
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$327
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$346
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$295
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$235
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$291
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$345
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$347
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$327
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$368
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$326
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$340
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$295
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$300
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$286
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$317
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$321
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$266
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$437
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$310
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$400
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$347
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$383
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$535
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$283
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$356
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$345
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$347
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$351
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$382
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$355
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$300
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$353

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598