Dongguan vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$250
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
38
😀 Quality of life
69
34
🏙️ Population
10.5M
444K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 51% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7169th and 8890th ($656 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 9th in China and Ghana, respectively. Check China vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 2941st and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kumasi

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Dongguan Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$5465

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$653
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$2432
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$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
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$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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$551
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$588
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$577
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$729
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$560
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$889
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$553
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$354
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$575
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$632
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$882
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1022
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$507
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$647
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$755
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$882
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$937
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$651
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$590
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$906
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$658
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$709
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$670
477 km or 296 mi Save
$613
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$904
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$753
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$916
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1030
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1113
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$774
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
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$776
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$743
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$677
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$869
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$735