Delhi vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1167
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$190
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$329
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$192
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$752
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
26.5M
10.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 26% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8745th and 7341st ($489 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 78th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5934th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Dongguan

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Delhi Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.73
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.25%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2066
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1144
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.33
$4.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.2
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1832
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598