Dongguan vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$265	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$7880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	67	25
😀 Quality of life	71	80
🏙️ Population	10.5M	47K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 82% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7308th and 15th ($694 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check China vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 3241st and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs George Town

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	Dongguan	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$26968

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673