Dongguan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2065
🏠 One person rent
$250
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
69
41
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.44M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7169th and 7052nd ($656 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 74th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Ranked 16th vs 210th best cities to live in China, and 2941st vs 6873rd 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
$2.41
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$31722

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$774
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$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$598
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$601
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$616
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$621
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$642
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$585
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$587
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$682
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$506
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$677
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$637
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$555
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$603
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$648
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$611
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$642
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$726
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$681
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$632
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$576
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$613
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$672
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$805
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$669
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$600
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$650
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$564
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$716
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$691
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$600
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$671
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$670
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$645
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$679
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$625
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$590
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$621