Dongguan vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$181	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$4688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	69	20
😀 Quality of life	71	77
🏙️ Population	10.5M	41K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 83% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7769th and 32nd ($589 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 2370th and 754th 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	$2.08	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$25346

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671