Dongguan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2069
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
98
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.35M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 7169th and 1772nd ($656 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Milan. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 2941st and 341st 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
$2.41
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$14604

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506