Dongguan vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4209
🏠 One person rent
$250
$892
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1501
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
82
😀 Quality of life
69
91
🏙️ Population
10.5M
548K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 62% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 7169th and 2608th ($656 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 35th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 2941st and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Hanover

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Dongguan Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$26877

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1544
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1532
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1564
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1558
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1559
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1560
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1466
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1458
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1530
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1549
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1498
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1460
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1512
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1407
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1371
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1482
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1411
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1371
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1401
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1417
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1517
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1515
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1418
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1469
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1431
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1558
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1352
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1442
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1423
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1420
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1421