Dongguan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$265	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	96
😀 Quality of life	71	75
🏙️ Population	10.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7308th and 4918th ($694 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 3241st and 1670th 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	$2.21	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$15990

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720