Chengdu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$252
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
20.9M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 4% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7530th and 7341st ($635 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 78th 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 5th vs 20th best cities to live in China, and 1800th vs 3389th 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
$2.87
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598