Dongguan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$263
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$2644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
52
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
10.5M
686K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7341st and 5380th ($662 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 315th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 3389th and 291st 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
$2.78
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$19584

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Cities near Dongguan

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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068