Chongqing vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$226
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
87
69
😀 Quality of life
72
69
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 2% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7185th and 7055th ($662 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 115th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ranked 8th vs 18th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 3115th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Dongguan

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Chongqing Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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