Dongguan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$265
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
10.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 39% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7308th and 4880th ($694 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ranked 25th vs 5th best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 1178th 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
$2.21
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789