Dongguan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$974
🏠 One person rent
$259
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$310
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7469th and 7286th ($666 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 23rd in India, while ranked 3662nd and 5975th 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
$2.36
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$929

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$621
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$534
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$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
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$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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$286
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$287
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$382
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$346
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$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
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$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319