Dongguan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$4466
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1794
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$4100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
81
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.43M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 67% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7341st and 1930th ($662 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1571st 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 20th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 124th 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
$2.78
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$15049

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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

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27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2178
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2233
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2210
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1719
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$944
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$748
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2209
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2240
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2094
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1828
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2177
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2154