Chengdu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$251
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
72
69
🏙️ Population
20.9M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 3% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7209th and 7055th ($660 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 115th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ranked 7th vs 18th best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 3115th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Dongguan

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Chengdu Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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