Dallas vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
1.3M
10.5M

The cost of living in Dallas is 270% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 948th and 7341st ($2447 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 78th 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 months in Dallas compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 136th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Dongguan

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Dallas Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

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