Dongguan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$250
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
69
99
🏙️ Population
10.5M
14.3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 59% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7169th and 3019th ($656 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 3rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 2941st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tokyo

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Dongguan Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$15235

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101