Dongguan vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$3748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
84
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.91M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7308th and 1511th ($694 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 4th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 3241st and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Hamburg City

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Dongguan Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$19886

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457