Dongguan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$181
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
71
41
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 21% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7769th and 6604th ($589 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 53rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 12th vs 319th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 7053rd 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
$2.08
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$14498

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$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543