Chongqing vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$205
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
67
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 10% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7933rd and 7469th ($601 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 89th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Ranked 8th vs 25th best cities to live in China, and 2353rd vs 3662nd 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
$2.89
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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