Dongguan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$181
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
10.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 51% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7769th and 4461st ($589 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 12th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 558th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Shanghai

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Dongguan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740