Dongguan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$250
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$602
😷 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 36% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7169th and 8748th ($656 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 525th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ranked 16th vs 39th best cities to live in China, and 2941st vs 5094th 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
$2.41
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$4785

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716