Dongguan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$250
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 5% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7169th and 7405th ($656 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 160th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Ranked 16th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 2941st vs 3963rd 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
$2.41
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$8278

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665