Dongguan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$257
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
69
67
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 34% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7055th and 5553rd ($678 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 9th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Ranked 18th vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 3798th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Suzhou

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Dongguan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$26560

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$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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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645