Dongguan vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	82
😀 Quality of life	69	88
🏙️ Population	10.5M	577K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7169th and 1702nd ($656 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 2941st and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Milwaukee

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	Dongguan	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$24191

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378