Dongguan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$3414
😷 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 7055th and 998th ($678 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3115th and 22nd 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	$2.12	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$18941

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Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395