Dongguan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$265
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7308th and 4931st ($694 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3241st and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs New Taipei

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Dongguan New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$21429

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612