Dongguan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$181
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
71
83
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7769th and 5356th ($589 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 3rd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2370th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Taichung

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Dongguan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$13893

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$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721