Dongguan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$259
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7469th and 5151st ($666 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 152nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 3662nd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Saitama

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Dongguan Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$15321

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102