Dongguan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dongguan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$257
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
13M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 37% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7055th and 5091st ($678 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3115th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dongguan vs Moscow infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dongguan vs Moscow

Prices for goods and services in Dongguan and Moscow are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dongguan Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$11652

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541