Dongguan vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$181
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$2123
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
71
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 51% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 7769th and 4446th ($589 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 24th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Nagoya. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 2370th and 73rd 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
$2.08
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$13366

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966