Dongguan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$263
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
10.5M
13.3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 54% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7341st and 4141st ($662 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3389th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Moscow

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Dongguan Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$15272

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772