Dongguan vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$259	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	58
😀 Quality of life	71	85
🏙️ Population	10.5M	351K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 79% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7469th and 117th ($666 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 83rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 3662nd and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Honolulu

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	Dongguan	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.36	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$23744

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254