Dongguan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$765
🏠 One person rent
$181
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
36
😀 Quality of life
71
17
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.48M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 67% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7769th and 9080th ($589 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 5th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 2370th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Onitsha

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Dongguan Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$704

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$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
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$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617