Dongguan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$257
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
69
97
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.8M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7055th and 5th ($678 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 13th 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
$2.12
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$20585

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$763
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108