Dongguan vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$181
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
10.5M
587K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 58% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 7769th and 3822nd ($589 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 452nd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 2370th and 764th 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
$2.08
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$13929

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357