Dongguan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$181
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
98
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 9% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7769th and 7238th ($589 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 185th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ranked 12th vs 14th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 2438th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Wuhan

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Dongguan Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$11975

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575