Dongguan vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$3354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	11
😀 Quality of life	71	68
🏙️ Population	10.5M	228K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 75% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 7308th and 498th ($694 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 1.2 months in Nassau. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 3241st and 4308th 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	$2.21	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$16505

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673