Dongguan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$250	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	95
😀 Quality of life	69	65
🏙️ Population	10.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7169th and 5654th ($656 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2941st and 4281st 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	$2.41	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611