Dongguan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Dongguan Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$3145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$7041
🏠 One person rent
$265
$2011
🏘️ Family rent
$450
$3361
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$673
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$817
$5908
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
68
99
😀 Quality of life
58
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6665th and 45th ($726 vs $3145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 35th 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 Los Angeles. Dongguan ranked 24th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5662nd and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.47
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$8.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$2239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$3852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2934
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4788
$9271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3170
$6455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$5.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$422
$1518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8371
$22901

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$760
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$605
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$576
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$692
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$657
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2411
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2720
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$866
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$797
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$766
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1073
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$798
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$819
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$811
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$773
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$928
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$788
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$771
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$957
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$847
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$808
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$989
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$811
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$562
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$831
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$664
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$565
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$508
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$644
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$521
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$753
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$626
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$607
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$581
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2526
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2521
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2555
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2521
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2473
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2739
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2657
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2491
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2761
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2467
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3165
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2501
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2483
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3511
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2547
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2509
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2552
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2606
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2959
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2489
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2816
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2404
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2518
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2827
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2447
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2572
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2541
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2492
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2474
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2513
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2544
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2451
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2514
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2491
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2489
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3333
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2506
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2593