Dongguan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$250
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
69
63
😀 Quality of life
69
38
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.27M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 29% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7169th and 5917th ($656 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 6th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 2941st and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Soweto

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Dongguan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$3805

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003