Dongguan vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$259
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$2014
😷 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 37% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 7469th and 5298th ($666 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 243rd 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 3662nd and 939th 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
$2.36
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$15104

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115