Dongguan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$263
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
10.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7341st and 4879th ($662 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 20th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 1383rd 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
$2.78
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753