Dongguan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$263	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	7
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	10.5M	133K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 50% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7341st and 4439th ($662 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3389th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Male

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	Dongguan	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327