Dongguan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$181
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
85
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.07M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 21% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7769th and 8600th ($589 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 538th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Ranked 12th vs 18th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 2673rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Shenyang

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Dongguan Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$19578

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$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
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529