Dongguan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$263
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.44M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7341st and 7433rd ($662 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 94th 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 20th vs 207th best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 6933rd 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
$2.78
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$28686

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$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620