Dongguan vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
548K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 71% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7341st and 1330th ($662 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 39th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3389th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Manchester

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Dongguan Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$20873

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804