Dongguan vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$9122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$9989
🏠 One person rent
$263
$8093
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$6133
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$773
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$8147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
69
21
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
10.5M
38.4K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 93% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 7341st and 1st ($662 vs $9122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Monaco, respectively. Check China vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 3389th and 738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Monaco City

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Dongguan Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$9.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$5.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$8855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$7565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$6858
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$5483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$81879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$73679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$3.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$88.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$86.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$45.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$46461

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$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

Cities near Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1884
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1867
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1504
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1915
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1473
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1257
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1336
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1642
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1438
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1478
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1620
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1268
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1582
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1308
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1733
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1469
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1624
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1316
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1761
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1615
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1536
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1263
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1525
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1770
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1498
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1474
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1264
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1414
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1662
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1393
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1656
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1792
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1582
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1510
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1406
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781