Dongguan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$181
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
10.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7769th and 6886th ($589 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 104th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ranked 12th vs 8th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 1662nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tianjin

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Dongguan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$16123

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600