Dongguan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
69
88
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 75% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7055th and 379th ($678 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 18th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 205th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Hong Kong

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Dongguan Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623