Dongguan vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$259
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$3958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
60
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
10.5M
246K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7469th and 2713th ($666 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1895th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 3662nd and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Louisville

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Dongguan Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$16074

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011