Dongguan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 74% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7341st and 843rd ($662 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.5 months in Paris. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3389th and 18th 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
$2.78
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$15084

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488