Cleveland vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4394
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$742
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
86
69
🏙️ Population
373K
10.5M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 190% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2110th and 7169th ($1899 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 97th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 305th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Dongguan

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Cleveland Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2260
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.2
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1016
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18828
$20945

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598