Dongguan vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$250
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 45% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 7169th and 4476th ($656 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 40th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 2941st and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Nagoya

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Dongguan Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$16142

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982