Dongguan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$263
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7341st and 7835th ($662 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 183rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 20th vs 298th best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 7180th 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
$2.78
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$17107

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517