Dongguan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$257
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
38
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
10.5M
6.98M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 13% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 7055th and 6518th ($678 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 39th 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 18th vs 152nd best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 6686th 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
$2.12
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$20188

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601