Dongguan vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$181	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$5439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	87
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.39M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 83% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7769th and 26th ($589 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 2370th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs San Diego

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	Dongguan	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$18429

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606