Dongguan vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$181
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.52M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 45% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7769th and 4822nd ($589 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 106th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 2370th and 14th 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
$2.08
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$9012

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015