Dongguan vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$181
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
71
82
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 47% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 7769th and 4726th ($589 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 73rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 2370th and 355th 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
$2.08
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045