Dongguan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$181
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
97
😀 Quality of life
71
75
🏙️ Population
10.5M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 21% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7769th and 6607th ($589 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 54th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 12th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 955th 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
$2.08
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$18235

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620