Canberra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
30
69
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
381K
10.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 342% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 522nd and 7769th ($2604 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 350th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 367th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Dongguan

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Canberra Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$16599

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$1723
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

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