Dongguan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$263
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7341st and 6778th ($662 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 31st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Ranked 20th vs 23rd best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 3523rd 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
$2.78
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610