Dongguan vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$263	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	64
😀 Quality of life	72	64
🏙️ Population	10.5M	9.31M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 7341st and 8810th ($662 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 12th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 3389th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Hyderabad, India

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	Dongguan	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$2504

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302