Dongguan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$265
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
18
😀 Quality of life
71
46
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.49M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7308th and 7385th ($694 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 80th 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 234th best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 7068th 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
$2.21
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628