Dongguan vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	56
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	10.5M	950K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7469th and 1439th ($666 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 3662nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Jacksonville

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	Dongguan	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.36	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860