Dongguan vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$257
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2036
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
69
91
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.46M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 44% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 7055th and 4577th ($678 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3115th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kyoto

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Dongguan Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$7456

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Distance City Cost of living
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
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073