Dongguan vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$3615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$8037
🏠 One person rent	$263	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$4404
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$849
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$6889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	69	20
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	10.5M	41K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 82% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7341st and 30th ($662 vs $3615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in George Town. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 3389th and 729th 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	$2.78	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$82.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$6.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$2664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$2179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$4700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$3941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	8.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$10871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$4203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$5.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$9.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$7.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$22.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$22286

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656