Dongguan vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$250
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.52M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7169th and 4793rd ($656 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 127th 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 16th best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 2941st and 674th 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
$2.41
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$16179

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$916
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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
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$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
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$1049
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$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079