Dongguan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$263	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	95
😀 Quality of life	72	69
🏙️ Population	10.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 37% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7341st and 5192nd ($662 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 3389th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sao Paulo

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	Dongguan	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$15428

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Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666