Canberra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1896
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	30	67
😀 Quality of life	85	71
🏙️ Population	381K	10.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 234% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7469th ($2223 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 479th and 3662nd 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	$15.5	$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$22205

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$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