Dongguan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$257
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
69
19
😀 Quality of life
69
38
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 3% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7055th and 7242nd ($678 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 159th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Ranked 18th vs 314th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 7154th 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
$2.12
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$14023

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502