Dongguan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$257
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
52
😀 Quality of life
69
67
🏙️ Population
10.5M
791K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 39% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7055th and 4902nd ($678 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 3115th and 3769th 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
$2.12
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$15392

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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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046