Dongguan vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2542
🏠 One person rent
$250
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2402
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
10.5M
594K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 43% less expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 7169th and 4615th ($656 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 60th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Kagoshima. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Kagoshima ranked 243rd in Japan, while ranked 2941st and 1989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kagoshima

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Dongguan Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$4063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$26.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$11723

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$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
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$1050
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$1016
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$1031
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$1029
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$1018
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$1006
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$992
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$1001
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$1011
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$1004
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$949
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$958
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$937
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$945
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$907
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$939
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$912
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$916
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$894
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$887
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$872
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$888
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$884
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$873
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$874
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$877
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$872
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$873
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$894
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$871
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$905
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$876
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$870
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$873
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$874
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$883
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$920