Dongguan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$263
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$5599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
72
98
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.8M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7341st and 4th ($662 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs New York City

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Dongguan New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$8.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$22663

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$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174