Dongguan vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2616
🏠 One person rent
$265
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
10.5M
594K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 34% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 7308th and 5226th ($694 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 175th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 3241st and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kawaguchi

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Dongguan Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$15187

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101