Dongguan vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$250
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
69
13
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.35M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 19% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7169th and 8204th ($656 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 27th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 2941st and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kano

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Dongguan Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$8.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1380

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$653
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$2432
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$2737
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$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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$526
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$579
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$371
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$587
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$974
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$972
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$820
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$759
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$743
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1502
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$426
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$553
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$609
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$665
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$535
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$556
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$651
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$462
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$695
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$634
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$533
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$805
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$779
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$972
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$677
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$485
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$553
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$523
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$1019
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$776
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$883
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$1611
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$555
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$527
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$486
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$621
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$1030
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$881