Dongguan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$259
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
58
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
10.5M
788K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7469th and 5724th ($666 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 3662nd and 398th 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
$2.36
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$16739

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941