Dongguan vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$5636
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1360
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2398
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$3514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	67	88
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	488K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7308th and 1307th ($694 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 38th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3241st and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Edinburgh

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	Dongguan	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$25458

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820