Dongguan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$257
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
69
50
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7055th and 7155th ($678 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 142nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 18th vs 57th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 6224th 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
$2.12
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$22902

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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014