Dongguan vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$265
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.52M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7308th and 4788th ($694 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 31st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 3241st and 40th 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
$2.21
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$10496

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038