Dongguan vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2609
🏠 One person rent
$250
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$670
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1287
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
80
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 7169th and 5120th ($656 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 316th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 2941st and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Fukuoka

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Dongguan Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$11983

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850