Dongguan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1592
🏠 One person rent
$263
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$355
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
69
18
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7341st and 7983rd ($662 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 239th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Nanyang. Ranked 20th vs 352nd best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 7334th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Nanyang

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Dongguan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$553
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$552
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$535
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$533
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$544
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$555
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$525
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$580
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$542
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$553
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$523
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$582
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$507
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$543
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$517
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$583
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$517
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$513
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$518
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$522
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$510
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$574
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$561
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$582
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$503
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$513
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$575
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$504
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$579
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$567
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$570
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$505
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$515
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$518
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$506
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$585
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$546
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489