Dongguan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$250
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
69
70
🏙️ Population
10.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 5% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7169th and 6956th ($656 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 64th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ranked 16th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 2941st vs 2306th 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
$2.41
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$18215

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616