Dongguan vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$250	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	95
😀 Quality of life	69	62
🏙️ Population	10.5M	6.21M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 28% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7169th and 5954th ($656 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 2941st and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Dongguan	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562