Chengdu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$281
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
89
67
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
20.9M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 0% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7467th and 7469th ($666 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 89th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Ranked 5th vs 25th best cities to live in China, and 1710th vs 3662nd 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
$2.83
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$22205

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

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