Dongguan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$259
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.75M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7469th and 1819th ($666 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3662nd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Rome

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Dongguan Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$12431

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358