Dongguan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 76% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7341st and 532nd ($662 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 20th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 548th 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
$2.78
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$22102

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598