Dongguan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$265
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
67
84
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 4% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7308th and 7494th ($694 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ranked 25th vs 22nd best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 3146th 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
$2.21
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$8681

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693