Dongguan vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$259
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$3601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
595K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 59% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 7469th and 3504th ($666 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 330th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Dortmund ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 3662nd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Dortmund

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Dongguan Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$29493

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579