Dongguan vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$5858
🏠 One person rent
$259
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$2701
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$4433
😷 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 73% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 7469th and 924th ($666 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 798th 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 77th in the United States, while ranked 3662nd and 281st 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
$2.36
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$7.05
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$30241

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2519
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2338
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2319
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581