Dongguan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$257	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	7
😀 Quality of life	69	61
🏙️ Population	10.5M	133K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 48% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7055th and 4342nd ($678 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 0.8 months in Male. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3115th and 5145th 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	$2.12	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$3225

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352