Dongguan vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$4006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	64
😀 Quality of life	69	86
🏙️ Population	10.5M	508K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 69% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 7169th and 1532nd ($656 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1366th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 2941st and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kansas

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	Dongguan	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846