Dongguan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$181
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
57
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
10.5M
788K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 43% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7769th and 5093rd ($589 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 262nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 2370th and 2884th 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
$2.08
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$15188

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954