Dongguan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$257	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	72
😀 Quality of life	69	58
🏙️ Population	10.5M	4.43M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 37% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7055th and 5069th ($678 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 3rd in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 3115th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Johannesburg

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	Dongguan	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$5865

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045