Dongguan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$263
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
10.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 31% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7341st and 8645th ($662 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 489th 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 20th vs 42nd best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 5294th 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
$2.78
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707