Dongguan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$263
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
52
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
10.5M
791K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 34% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7341st and 5515th ($662 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 404th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 3389th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Niigata

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Dongguan Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001