Dongguan vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$4578
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1029
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1905
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3480
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
92
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
629K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 7055th and 2278th ($678 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 18th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 3115th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Dusseldorf

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Dongguan Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$22103

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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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1505
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1558
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1634
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1441
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1463
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1465
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1425
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1652
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1497
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1638
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1947
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1543
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1206
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1479
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1525
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1582
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1441
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1478
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1470
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1851