Dongguan vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$265
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$715
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
35
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.43M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 34% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 7308th and 5190th ($694 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 36th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 3241st and 5640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Puebla

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Dongguan Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$20789

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$971
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1034
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$897
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1475
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$874
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$924
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$977
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$914
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$952
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$960
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$932
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$763
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$974
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$852
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$673
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$994
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$973
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$980
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$916
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$755
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$972
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$917
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1008
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1255
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$852
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$933
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$817
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$935
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$942