Dongguan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$181	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	89
😀 Quality of life	71	98
🏙️ Population	10.5M	5.87M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 80% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7769th and 133rd ($589 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2370th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Singapore City

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	Dongguan	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$26424

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544