Dongguan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$265
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
75
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 39% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 7308th and 4901st ($694 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 3241st and 196th 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
$2.21
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061