Dongguan vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	69	77
😀 Quality of life	69	84
🏙️ Population	10.5M	936K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 67% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7055th and 1770th ($678 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 7th in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 3115th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Jerusalem

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	Dongguan	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$11066

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Cities near Dongguan

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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671