Dongguan vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$4605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
10.5M
689K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 78% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 7769th and 489th ($589 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 441st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 2370th and 198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Nashville

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Dongguan Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$20441

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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

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$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675