Dongguan vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$250
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
45
😀 Quality of life
69
76
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 43% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7169th and 4650th ($656 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 3rd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2941st and 860th 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
$2.41
$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.15
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$6204

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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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$979
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$1003
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1215
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$905
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$902
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$910
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$961
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$861
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$486
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$937
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1131
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$520
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$329
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$482
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$969
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$846
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1006
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$487
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1078
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$335
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$362
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$342
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1637
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$336
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$546
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$481
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$662
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$381
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$943
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$482
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$360
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$781
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$877
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$486