Delhi vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$221
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$742
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
61
69
🏙️ Population
26.5M
10.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 22% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8558th and 7169th ($510 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 97th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 5071st and 2941st 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
$4.47
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$20945

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

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