Dongguan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$265
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
23
😀 Quality of life
71
69
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 40% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7308th and 4843rd ($694 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3241st and 4103rd 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
$2.21
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077