Dongguan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$259
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
10.5M
13.3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 58% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7469th and 3728th ($666 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3662nd and 3206th 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
$2.36
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$17546

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
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$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791