Dongguan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$265
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 13% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7308th and 6776th ($694 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 29th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Ranked 25th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 2020th 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
$2.21
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$20341

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635