Dongguan vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$4105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	96
😀 Quality of life	72	96
🏙️ Population	10.5M	593K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 77% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 7341st and 315th ($662 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd in China and Ireland, respectively. Check China vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 3389th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Dublin

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	Dongguan	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$9426

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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

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723