Dongguan vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
69
91
🏙️ Population
10.5M
518K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 63% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7055th and 2462nd ($678 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3115th and 127th 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
$2.12
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855