Dongguan vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	11
😀 Quality of life	71	66
🏙️ Population	10.5M	228K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 76% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 7469th and 503rd ($666 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in China and the Bahamas, respectively. Check China vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 3662nd and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Nassau

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	Dongguan	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.36	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$16513

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664