Dongguan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	82
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	10.5M	468K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7469th and 1246th ($666 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1054th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 3662nd and 245th 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	$2.36	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736