Dongguan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 71% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7169th and 1222nd ($656 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2941st and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Paris

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Dongguan Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$16193

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293