Dongguan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	82
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	10.5M	468K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7341st and 1213th ($662 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1060th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Raleigh

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	Dongguan	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766