Dongguan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$259
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
58
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
10.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7469th and 8757th ($666 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 25th vs 38th best cities to live in China, and 3662nd vs 4718th 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
$2.36
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$5006

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716