Cleveland vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
82
67
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
373K
10.5M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 180% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2199th and 7308th ($1941 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Cleveland ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 320th and 3241st 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
$15.2
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

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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