Dongguan vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$257
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
50
😀 Quality of life
69
48
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.57M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 21% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7055th and 8203rd ($678 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 55th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3115th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Shiraz

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Dongguan Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$2159

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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
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$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705