Dongguan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$265
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
10.5M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 12% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7308th and 6854th ($694 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 34th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 25th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 1149th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Guangzhou

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Dongguan Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$19408

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711