Dongguan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	81
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.43M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 66% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7308th and 1833rd ($694 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 3241st and 156th 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	$2.21	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$19123

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093