Dongguan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$2041
😷 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 65% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7308th and 2104th ($694 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 months in Rome. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3241st and 134th 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
$2.21
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$14156

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330