Dongguan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	93
😀 Quality of life	69	98
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7169th and 1654th ($656 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 2941st and 6th 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	$2.41	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645