Dongguan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$250
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 25% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7169th and 6171st ($656 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2941st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$18619

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443