Dongguan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$250
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
37
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.98M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 7169th and 6602nd ($656 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 34th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ranked 16th vs 161st best cities to live in China, and 2941st vs 6725th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Zhanjiang

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Dongguan Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$18959

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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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575