Dongguan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$257
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1084
😷 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 22% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7055th and 6227th ($678 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 6th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3115th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$13630

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691