Dongguan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$259
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
81
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 0.4% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7469th and 7496th ($666 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 93rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Ranked 25th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 3662nd vs 2445th 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
$2.36
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$19275

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547