Dongguan vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$265
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.42M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 39% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7308th and 8662nd ($694 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 23rd in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 3241st and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kharkiv

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Dongguan Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$2841

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$785
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$995
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$746
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$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591