Dongguan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$265
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
58
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
10.5M
788K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 30% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7308th and 5611th ($694 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 413th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Hamamatsu. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 357th in Japan, while ranked 3241st and 2696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Hamamatsu

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Dongguan Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$3.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
1.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$5489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$51.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$17211

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$941
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$932
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$879
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$936
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$887
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$929
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$817
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$844
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$941
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$912
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$864
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$923
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$915
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$873
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$888
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$893
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$883
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$938
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$924
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$913
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$930
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$895
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$961
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$921
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$931
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$943
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$947
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$954
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$928
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$945
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$931
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$937
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$966
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$958
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$940
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$961
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$948
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$937
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$966
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$927