Dongguan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$257
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
69
61
🏙️ Population
10.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 34% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7055th and 8633rd ($678 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Ranked 18th vs 35th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 5079th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Shijiazhuang

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Dongguan Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$4947

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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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734