Dongguan vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$5679
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1644
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2706
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$4225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	49
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	10.5M	608K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 73% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7308th and 852nd ($694 vs $2530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 5th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Gold Coast. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 3241st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Gold Coast

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	Dongguan	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$7.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$5294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$5.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$77.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$2112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$9318

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913