Dongguan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
69
79
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
709K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 71% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7055th and 1029th ($678 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 3115th and 34th 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
$2.12
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$7583

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$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
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161