Dongguan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	93
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7341st and 1191st ($662 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 3rd in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 3389th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Perth

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	Dongguan	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736