Dongguan vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$257
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
10.5M
11.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 20% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7055th and 6287th ($678 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 22nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 18th vs 9th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 2189th 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
$2.12
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$22679

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774