Dongguan vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$265	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	47
😀 Quality of life	71	63
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.39M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 43% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7308th and 4703rd ($694 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 15th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 3241st and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Guadalajara

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	Dongguan	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085