Dongguan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$259
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
68
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 30% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7469th and 8643rd ($666 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 498th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 25th vs 37th best cities to live in China, and 3662nd vs 4641st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Zhengzhou

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Dongguan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$21713

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556