Dongguan vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4161
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1821
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$3710
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	35
😀 Quality of life	69	80
🏙️ Population	10.5M	679K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 62% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 7055th and 2613th ($678 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1951st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs El Paso

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	Dongguan	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$7468

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1834
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1847
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1834
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$854
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2111
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$803
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2230
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$792
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1682
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1954
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$1986
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1629
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$786
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2052
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2618
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2176
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1715
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2003
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$854
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2398
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2372
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2414
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352