Dongguan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1713
🏠 One person rent
$250
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$732
😷 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 4% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7169th and 7346th ($656 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 147th 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 16th vs 320th best cities to live in China, and 2941st vs 7198th 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
$2.41
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$12899

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$600
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$571
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$591
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$582
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$583
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$591
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$604
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$538
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$637
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$577
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$591
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$552
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$621
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$586
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$576
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$529
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$655
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$547
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$505
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$528
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$538
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$509
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$619
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$577
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$580
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$505
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$519
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$588
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$512
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$615
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$577
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$584
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$559
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$520
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$564
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$504
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$558
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$479