Dongguan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$265	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	10.5M	3.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7308th and 62nd ($694 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3241st and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Los Angeles

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	Dongguan	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$23685

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000