Dongguan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$257
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
69
40
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.44M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 5% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7055th and 6841st ($678 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 76th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Ranked 18th vs 224th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 6892nd 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
$2.12
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$19047

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694