Dongguan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$263
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
89
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7341st and 7452nd ($662 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 98th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ranked 20th vs 9th best cities to live in China, and 3389th vs 2435th 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
$2.78
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$18657

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573