Canberra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1882
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	30	69
😀 Quality of life	86	72
🏙️ Population	381K	10.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 205% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1949th and 7341st ($2019 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 78th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 413th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Dongguan

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	Canberra	Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$30
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$21416

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598