Dongguan vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$263
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
49
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.57M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 20% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7341st and 8247th ($662 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 41st 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 20th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3389th and 6229th 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
$2.78
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$2133

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719