Dongguan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$259
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
54
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
791K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7469th and 5487th ($666 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 361st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 3662nd and 2415th 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
$2.36
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$16483

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032