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

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Dongguan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$257
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7055th and 13th ($678 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 57th 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
$2.12
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$23974

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146