Dongguan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$265
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
10.5M
686K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 22% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7308th and 6285th ($694 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 758th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3241st and 186th 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
$2.21
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$14291

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016