Dongguan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$257
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 36% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7055th and 5212th ($678 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3115th and 279th 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
$2.12
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605