Dongguan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$257
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
69
67
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 21% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7055th and 6257th ($678 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3115th and 3833rd 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
$2.12
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$7706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934