Dongguan vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$263
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.52M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 40% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7341st and 4945th ($662 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 3389th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kobe

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Dongguan Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$10723

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079