Dongguan vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$263	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	69	82
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.64M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 17% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7341st and 8109th ($662 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 9th 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 20th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 3389th and 6644th 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	$2.78	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$7522

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502