Dongguan vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$263	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$5482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	97
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	10.5M	441K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 80% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 7341st and 90th ($662 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 70th 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 Oakland. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Oakland

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	Dongguan	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359