Dongguan vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1618
🏠 One person rent
$250
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
66
😀 Quality of life
69
48
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 25% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7169th and 8454th ($656 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 72nd in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 2941st and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Isfahan

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Dongguan Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$0.88
🥤 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
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$594

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$774
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$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
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$510
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$502
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$502
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$562
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$525
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$529
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$488
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$455
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$536
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$573
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$562
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$574
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$651
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$505
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$583
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$681
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$577
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$680
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$597
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$675
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$469
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$554
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$700
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$563
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$697
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$710
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$557
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$698
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$788
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$693
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$665
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$684
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$698
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$589
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$688