Dongguan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	80
😀 Quality of life	69	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	737K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7055th and 206th ($678 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 168th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 102nd 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	$2.12	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263