Dongguan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$257
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
69
79
🏙️ Population
10.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7055th and 4780th ($678 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ranked 18th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 571st 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
$2.12
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$31401

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774