Dongguan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
98
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.35M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7308th and 1228th ($694 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Milan. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 3241st and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Milan

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Dongguan Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$19884

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653