Dongguan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$263	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	94
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	10.5M	4.04M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 42% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7341st and 4867th ($662 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3389th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs New Taipei

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	Dongguan	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$17207

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589