Dongguan vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$257
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
69
49
😀 Quality of life
69
60
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.48M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7055th and 5612th ($678 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 3115th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Zapopan

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Dongguan Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$5160

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$985
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$779
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$630
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$620
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$719
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$709
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$687
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$784
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$738
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$796
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$780
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$674
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$978
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$886
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$659
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$729
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$522
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$691
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$748
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$601
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$698
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$941
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$839
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$647
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1153
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$844