Dongguan vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$263
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7341st and 6th ($662 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 4th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs San Jose, United States

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Dongguan San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254