Dongguan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dongguan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$257
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
57
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
10.5M
788K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7055th and 5314th ($678 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 420th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 3115th and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dongguan vs Hamamatsu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dongguan vs Hamamatsu

Prices for goods and services in Dongguan and Hamamatsu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dongguan Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$12706

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007