Dongguan vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$257
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2807
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
616K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 53% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 7055th and 3925th ($678 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 535th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 3115th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$10026

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261