Dongguan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$257
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 47% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 7055th and 4398th ($678 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 31st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 3115th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sapporo

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Dongguan Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$11313

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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
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124