Dongguan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$933
🏠 One person rent
$265
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
10.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 5% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7308th and 7534th ($694 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 3241st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Surat

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Dongguan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$877

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$785
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$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

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$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298