Beijing vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$596
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1354
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1802
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
77
69
🏙️ Population
21.9M
10.5M

The cost of living in Beijing is 57% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5141st and 7055th ($1067 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 115th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ranked 5th vs 18th best cities to live in China, and 763rd vs 3115th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Dongguan

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Beijing Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.04
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14636
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7425
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.28
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.6
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$782
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23714
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869

Cities near Dongguan

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