Dongguan vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$259
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
47
😀 Quality of life
71
55
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.57M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 18% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7469th and 8262nd ($666 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 38th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 3662nd and 6346th 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
$2.36
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$1920

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$782
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698