Denver vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
716K
10.5M

The cost of living in Denver is 298% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 444th and 7055th ($2699 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 Denver compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 160th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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