Dongguan vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$846
🏠 One person rent
$259
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$131
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
43
😀 Quality of life
71
48
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3.2M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 91% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 7469th and 9089th ($666 vs $348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 19th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 3662nd and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Faisalabad

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Dongguan Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$76.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$53.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$75.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$4.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$1.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$20.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$26.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$1491

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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
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$378
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$427
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$289
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$369
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$265