Dongguan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$263
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
57
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
10.5M
788K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7341st and 5456th ($662 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 371st 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 20th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 427th in Japan, while ranked 3389th and 3374th 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
$2.78
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$77.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$18130

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$959
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$962
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$897
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$968
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$908
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$974
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$814
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$853
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$977
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$976
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$884
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$979
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$909
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$973
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$937
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$976
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1005
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$961
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$960
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$978
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$1025
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1001
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$960
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$971
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$975
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$987
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$985
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$982
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$970
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$997
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$992
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$978
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$998
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$985
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$972
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954