Dongguan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$265
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
71
44
🏙️ Population
10.5M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 13% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7308th and 7879th ($694 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 222nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Ranked 25th vs 350th best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 7390th 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
$2.21
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$19212

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522