Dongguan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$259
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 15% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7469th and 6833rd ($666 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 31st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Ranked 25th vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 3662nd vs 3150th 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
$2.36
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623