Dongguan vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$257
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1779
😷 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 39% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7055th and 4855th ($678 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 121st 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 Kobe. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 3115th and 631st 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
$2.12
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$14101

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094