Dongguan vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
548K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7055th and 1500th ($678 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3115th and 76th 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
$2.12
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$17390

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761