Dongguan vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$250	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$6732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	69	20
😀 Quality of life	69	78
🏙️ Population	10.5M	41K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 83% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7169th and 11th ($656 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in George Town. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 2941st and 685th 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	$2.41	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$24513

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561