Dongguan vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5396
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$685
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$3816
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
85
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
10.5M
384K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 7169th and 1304th ($656 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1179th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 2941st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs New Orleans

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Dongguan New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$10189

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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

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18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2114
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1974
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1726
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$2003
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1767
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1583
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2174
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2050
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2015
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1781
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1828
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2119
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1709
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1807
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1941
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1895
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1825
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1868
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1894
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1874
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2252
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1954
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1772
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2072
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2037
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2092
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2213
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2020
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1986
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2037
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1979
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1581
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1923
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1907
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1805
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1673
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1989