Dongguan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$181
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
71
85
🏙️ Population
10.5M
686K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 40% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7769th and 5464th ($589 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 474th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 2370th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Shizuoka

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Dongguan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$8605

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052