Dongguan vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	82
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	10.5M	919K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 7341st and 1434th ($662 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1234th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Fort Worth

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	Dongguan	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$23437

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250