Dongguan vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$250	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	69	19
😀 Quality of life	69	75
🏙️ Population	10.5M	630K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 42% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 7169th and 4672nd ($656 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 122nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 2941st and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Palermo

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	Dongguan	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$9746

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159