Dongguan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$257
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
69
38
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 13% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7055th and 6542nd ($678 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 43rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 18th vs 316th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 7163rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Shangqiu

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Dongguan Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$18304

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$763
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542