Dongguan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$250
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
69
81
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.87M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 19% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7169th and 6380th ($656 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 10th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2941st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tainan

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Dongguan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$6108

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682