Dongguan vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$257
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$652
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
49
😀 Quality of life
69
58
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.46M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 31% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7055th and 5803rd ($678 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 16th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3115th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Guadalajara

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Dongguan Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$6136

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$779
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$630
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$719
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$620
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$709
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$784
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$738
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$780
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$978
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$886
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$659
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$729
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$522
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$601
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$941
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$647
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$844
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1153