Dongguan vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$257
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
69
70
🏙️ Population
10.5M
935K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 7055th and 5340th ($678 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 437th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 3115th and 2364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kitakyushu

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Dongguan Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.23
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964