Dongguan vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$7469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$11505
🏠 One person rent
$257
$6524
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$7895
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$676
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$6658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
69
21
😀 Quality of life
69
79
🏙️ Population
10.5M
38.4K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 91% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 7055th and 1st ($678 vs $7469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 3115th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$4.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$7511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$5954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$6493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$7789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
2.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$85921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$71911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$5.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$17.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$191
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$2156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$44554

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1721
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1732
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1510
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1766
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1429
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1543
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1407
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1356
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1498
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1200
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1502
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1396
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1607
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1380
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1553
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1248
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1545
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1425
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1571
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1164
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1473
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1724
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1426
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1449
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1262
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1357
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1364
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1306
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1591
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1616
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1494
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1454
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1448
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633