Dongguan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$257	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	95
😀 Quality of life	69	63
🏙️ Population	10.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7055th and 5616th ($678 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 3115th and 4573rd 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	$2.12	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$13135

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629