Dongguan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$181
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
71
53
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7769th and 6882nd ($589 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 102nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 12th vs 50th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 6124th 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
$2.08
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$19406

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$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083