Dongguan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$990
🏠 One person rent
$263
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
40
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
10.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 6% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7341st and 7068th ($662 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 3389th and 6284th 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
$2.78
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$922

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$758
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$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333