Dongguan vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$181
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
45
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 46% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7769th and 4731st ($589 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 2nd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2370th and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Jeddah

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Dongguan Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$6667

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$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470