Dongguan vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$2580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	98
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	3.42M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 67% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7341st and 1962nd ($662 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 5th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 3389th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Madrid

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	Dongguan	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$12418

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703