Dongguan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	91
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.75M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 67% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7341st and 1942nd ($662 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3389th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Rome

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	Dongguan	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323