Dongguan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$263
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
22
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 44% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7341st and 4743rd ($662 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.1 months in Medina. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3389th and 4114th 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
$2.78
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987