Dongguan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$250
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 45% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7169th and 4534th ($656 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2941st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Taipei

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Dongguan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581