Dongguan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$181
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 42% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7769th and 5170th ($589 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 11th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Ranked 12th vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 3722nd 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
$2.08
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$22097

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645