Dongguan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Dongguan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$265
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$450
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$817
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 23% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6665th and 5879th ($726 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th 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 1.1 months in Moscow. Dongguan ranked 24th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5662nd and 1190th 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
$3.47
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4788
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3170
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$422
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8371
$9208

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$760
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$605
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$576
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$692
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$657
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2411
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2720
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$866
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$797
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$766
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1073
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$798
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$819
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$811
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$773
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$928
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$788
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$771
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$957
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$847
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$808
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$989
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$811
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$562
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$831
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$664
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$565
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$508
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$644
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$521
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$753
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$626
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$607
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$581
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397