Dongguan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$263
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.56M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 10% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7341st and 7790th ($662 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Ranked 20th vs 264th best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 7090th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Shaoyang

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Dongguan Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599