Dongguan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	80
😀 Quality of life	69	91
🏙️ Population	10.5M	737K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 78% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7169th and 158th ($656 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 140th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 2941st and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Seattle

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	Dongguan	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093