Cleveland vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4528
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1853
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3510
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
87
69
🏙️ Population
373K
10.5M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 190% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1971st and 7055th ($1963 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 115th 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 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Cleveland ranked 72nd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 269th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cleveland Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.33
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$877
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.7
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1033
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18767
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1945
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1929
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2008
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1903
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1970
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1952
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1988
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1923
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1887
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1923
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1919
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1829
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1843
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1901
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1821
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1815
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1880
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1732
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1801
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1734
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1563
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1568
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1441
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1205
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1829
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1813

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