Dongguan vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$181
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
16
😀 Quality of life
71
40
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.19M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 13% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7769th and 6964th ($589 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1st in China and Togo, respectively. Check China vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 2370th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Lome

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Dongguan Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$6625

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$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
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$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327