Dongguan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$257
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
10.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 5% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7055th and 6862nd ($678 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 81st 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 18th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 2285th 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
$2.12
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618