Dongguan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$259
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1243
😷 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 43% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7469th and 4849th ($666 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 3662nd and 4347th 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
$2.36
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$5515

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010