Chengdu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1806
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$297
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1237
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
89
67
😀 Quality of life
76
71
🏙️ Population
20.9M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 0.9% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7360th and 7308th ($688 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 67th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Ranked 6th vs 25th best cities to live in China, and 1238th vs 3241st 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
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.82
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14789
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620