Austin vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	65	69
😀 Quality of life	90	69
🏙️ Population	962K	10.5M

The cost of living in Austin is 275% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 858th and 7169th ($2455 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 97th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 142nd and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Dongguan

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	Austin	Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$20945

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Dongguan

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