Dongguan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$259
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
18
😀 Quality of life
71
47
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.49M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 0.1% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7469th and 7479th ($666 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 91st 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 Shangrao. Ranked 25th vs 204th best cities to live in China, and 3662nd vs 6989th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Shangrao

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Dongguan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$30231

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633