Dongguan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$2054
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$665
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$3699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
69
79
😀 Quality of life
69
94
🏙️ Population
10.5M
709K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 71% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7169th and 1171st ($656 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and Norway, respectively. Check China vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 2941st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Oslo

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Dongguan Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$9.97
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$26.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$62
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$94
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$8593

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DongguanOslo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
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$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1872
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1945
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$1930
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1838
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1627
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1707
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1631
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1747
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1714
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1864
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1575
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1764
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1733
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1251
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1722
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1468
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1279
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1334
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1235
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1623
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1167
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1367
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1473
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1178
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1326
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1623
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1171
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1498
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1599
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1367
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1648
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1709
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2049
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2006