Dongguan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$265
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 7% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7308th and 7630th ($694 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 134th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 25th vs 26th best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 3354th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Quanzhou

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Dongguan Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$9745

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954