Dongguan vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$257
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
35
😀 Quality of life
69
54
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.43M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 28% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 7055th and 6023rd ($678 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 26th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 3115th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$10619

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707