Dongguan vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4329
🏠 One person rent	$257	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$2988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	84
😀 Quality of life	69	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	545K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 63% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 7055th and 2395th ($678 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 27th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Hanover ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 3115th and 83rd 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	$2.12	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$31.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$15505

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Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1634
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1600
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1648
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1640
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1519
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1523
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1633
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1569
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1455
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1583
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1484
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1456
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1469
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1456
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1489
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1455
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1568
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1583
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1499
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1538
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1498
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1493
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1400
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1494
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1498
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1514
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1487