Dongguan vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$257	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	69	80
😀 Quality of life	69	41
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.64M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 17% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7055th and 8030th ($678 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 17th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 3115th and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs South Tangerang

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	Dongguan	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$8626

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549