Dongguan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	94
😀 Quality of life	71	96
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7469th and 978th ($666 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 6th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 3662nd and 10th 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	$2.36	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$15409

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894