Dongguan vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	69	93
😀 Quality of life	69	95
🏙️ Population	10.5M	548K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 7055th and 1613th ($678 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 10th in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3115th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs The Hague

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	Dongguan	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$9165

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Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611