Dongguan vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$250
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
620K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 57% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 7169th and 3353rd ($656 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 271st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 2941st and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$9452

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$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
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$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
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307