Dongguan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$263
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
69
29
😀 Quality of life
72
32
🏙️ Population
10.5M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 21% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7341st and 8291st ($662 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 3389th and 8680th 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
$2.78
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$8839

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$758
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$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
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$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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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524