Dongguan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$250
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
54
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7169th and 7256th ($656 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 118th 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 16th vs 34th best cities to live in China, and 2941st vs 4015th 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
$2.41
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$20567

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$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936