Dongguan vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$250
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
69
81
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 48% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 7169th and 4340th ($656 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 26th 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 months in Kawasaki. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 2941st and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kawasaki

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Dongguan Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$15204

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$916
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$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
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116