Bangalore vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$216
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$847
😷 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 27% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8636th and 7308th ($507 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 67th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5497th and 3241st 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
$2.64
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.4
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.61
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.57%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1811
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.37
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4228
$25442

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$303
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$339
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$320
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$332
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$283
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$232
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$302
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$274
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$331
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$330
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$306
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$348
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$339
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$313
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$318
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$264
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$322
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$294
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$259
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$312
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$315
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$250
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$409
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$290
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$379
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$325
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$359
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$508
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$265
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$335
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$317
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$342
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$329
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$372
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$317
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$333
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$268
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$327

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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