Dongguan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$181
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 50% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7769th and 4516th ($589 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2370th and 209th 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
$2.08
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589