Dongguan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$250
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
69
39
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.56M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7169th and 7740th ($656 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Ranked 16th vs 266th best cities to live in China, and 2941st vs 7044th 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
$2.41
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600