Dongguan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$250
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 46% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7169th and 4439th ($656 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2941st and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Medina

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Dongguan Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$7421

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$774
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$916
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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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$829
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$1146
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$979
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$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905