Dongguan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$265	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	100
😀 Quality of life	71	95
🏙️ Population	10.5M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7308th and 4th ($694 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3241st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs New York City

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	Dongguan	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192