Dongguan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$257
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
69
69
🏙️ Population
10.5M
686K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 32% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7055th and 5761st ($678 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 3115th and 2988th 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
$2.12
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$21319

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103