Dongguan vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$5856
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$2643
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$4510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
10.5M
689K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 7308th and 982nd ($694 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 843rd 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 3241st and 252nd 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
$2.21
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$30286

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2322
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2315
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2809
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2246
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2275
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2245
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2291
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2017
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2027
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2074
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2213
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1761
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1933
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1812
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1907
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1896
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1427
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1666
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2119
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2144
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1838
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1686
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1808
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1859
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2096
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1989
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1806
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1365
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1602
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1391
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2079
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1896
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1595