Dongguan vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$4332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
10.5M
246K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7055th and 2276th ($678 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1806th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 251st 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
$2.12
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$13601

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Cities near Dongguan

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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954