Dongguan vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$265
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
84
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
10.5M
11.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 23% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7308th and 6257th ($694 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 25th vs 20th best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 3005th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Hangzhou

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Dongguan Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$25159

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789