Dongguan vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$5003
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2405
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$3406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	69	49
😀 Quality of life	69	88
🏙️ Population	10.5M	608K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 71% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 7055th and 1120th ($678 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 7th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 3115th and 209th 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	$2.12	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$7508

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876