Dongguan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$265
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
71
44
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 21% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7308th and 8211th ($694 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 352nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Ranked 25th vs 320th best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 7311th 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
$2.21
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$16421

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492