Delhi vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$205
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$777
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
94
67
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
26.5M
10.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 24% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8668th and 7469th ($507 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5790th and 3662nd 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
$5.48
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

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