Dongguan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$181
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 42% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7769th and 5167th ($589 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2370th and 1608th 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
$2.08
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517