Dongguan vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$259
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1887
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 44% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 7469th and 4785th ($666 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 35th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3662nd and 157th 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
$2.36
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$12599

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960