Dongguan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$263
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 7% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7341st and 7641st ($662 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 138th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 20th vs 32nd best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 4086th 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
$2.78
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$9321

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941