Dongguan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
71
85
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.37M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7769th and 1623rd ($589 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 2370th and 292nd 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
$2.08
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$15544

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550