Dongguan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1104
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7308th and 3277th ($694 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3241st and 2774th 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
$2.21
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$20160

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749