Dongguan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$257
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 30% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7055th and 8506th ($678 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 18th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 3115th vs 3930th 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
$2.12
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$19861

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619