Dongguan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$259
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
71
75
🏙️ Population
10.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7469th and 4971st ($666 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 25th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 3662nd vs 1655th 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
$2.36
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$27781

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765