Dongguan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$263
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
36
😀 Quality of life
72
18
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.48M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 37% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7341st and 5196th ($662 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 4th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 3389th and 9140th 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
$2.78
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$1418

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699