Dongguan vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$4933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	94
😀 Quality of life	69	77
🏙️ Population	10.5M	467K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 75% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7055th and 464th ($678 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Long Beach

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	Dongguan	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614