Dongguan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$257
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
69
65
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 7% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7055th and 6780th ($678 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 68th 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 Hefei. Ranked 18th vs 32nd best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 4171st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Hefei

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Dongguan Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$8558

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$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
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$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699