Dongguan vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$181
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
10.5M
518K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 66% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7769th and 2627th ($589 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 177th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2370th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sheffield

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Dongguan Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$5.69
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$9409

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751