Dongguan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$250	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	46
😀 Quality of life	69	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	675K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 60% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7169th and 2959th ($656 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 6th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 2941st and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Gothenburg

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	Dongguan	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$3664

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251