Dongguan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	81
😀 Quality of life	69	91
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.43M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7169th and 1745th ($656 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 2941st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs San Antonio

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	Dongguan	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133