Dongguan vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$250	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	42
😀 Quality of life	69	50
🏙️ Population	10.5M	316K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 46% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7169th and 4469th ($656 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in China and El Salvador, respectively. Check China vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 2941st and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs San Salvador

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	Dongguan	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$5642

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701