Bucheon vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bucheon Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2849
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$472
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
76
71
🏙️ Population
793K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 96% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4562nd and 7769th ($1152 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 350th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bucheon compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 912th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bucheon vs Dongguan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bucheon vs Dongguan

Prices for goods and services in Bucheon and Dongguan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bucheon Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7439
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4486
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$39.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.23
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19961
$16599

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucheon

Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1124
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1097
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1056
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1120
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1054
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1081
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$987
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1121
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1088
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1072
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1069
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1106
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1063
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1024
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1256
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1077
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1542
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1041
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$949
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1002
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$986
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$973
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$940
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1005
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$911
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1560
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$1009
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$949
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$963

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611