Dongguan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$181
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
71
67
🏙️ Population
10.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 16% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7769th and 8471st ($589 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 532nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 12th vs 29th best cities to live in China, and 2370th vs 3944th 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
$2.08
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$4818

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$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617