Bucheon vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1167
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2781
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$501
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$698
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1380
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
97
67
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
772K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 75% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4850th and 7469th ($1167 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 89th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bucheon ranked 15th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 1919th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Dongguan

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Bucheon Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.18
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10672
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5845
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.1
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.99
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.01
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.76
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21575
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1057
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$988
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1092
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1061
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1112
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1363
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1063
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1292
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$1030
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1425
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1076
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$913
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1049
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1162
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$937
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1120
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1179
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1050
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1102
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1007
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1563
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$984
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1046
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1053
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1121
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$986
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$867
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1073
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1568
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$892
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1019
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$986

Cities near Dongguan

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