Dongguan vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$250	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	69	29
😀 Quality of life	69	36
🏙️ Population	10.5M	159K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 22% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7169th and 6298th ($656 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in China and Cape Verde, respectively. Check China vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 2941st and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Praia

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	Dongguan	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$2887

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491