Dongguan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$257
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
40
😀 Quality of life
69
48
🏙️ Population
10.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7055th and 6501st ($678 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 3115th and 6339th 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
$2.12
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$1527

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$763
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$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

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$284
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$297
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$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348