Dongguan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$257
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
69
30
😀 Quality of life
69
25
🏙️ Population
10.5M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 27% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7055th and 8393rd ($678 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 4th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 3115th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Meru

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Dongguan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$8360

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$763
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$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
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$491
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$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
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$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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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
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$639
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$722
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$810
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$576
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$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
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$723
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$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
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$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545