Dongguan vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$250	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	80
😀 Quality of life	69	65
🏙️ Population	10.5M	10.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 7% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7169th and 6882nd ($656 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 2941st and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Jakarta

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	Dongguan	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$8860

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506