Dongguan vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$257
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
97
😀 Quality of life
69
96
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.75M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 44% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7055th and 4566th ($678 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 45th 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 Osaka. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 3115th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Osaka

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Dongguan Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$5653

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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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016