Dongguan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$265
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
97
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 6% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7308th and 7573rd ($694 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 121st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ranked 25th vs 7th best cities to live in China, and 3241st vs 1885th 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
$2.21
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$8347

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589