Dongguan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$257
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1789
😷 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 41% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7055th and 4715th ($678 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3115th and 311th 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
$2.12
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605