Dongguan vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	49
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	608K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 74% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7469th and 839th ($666 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 3662nd and 124th 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	$2.36	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$8134

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894