Dongguan vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$181	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	87
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7769th and 22nd ($589 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 2370th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs San Jose, United States

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	Dongguan	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$15889

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123