Dongguan vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$259	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	1
😀 Quality of life	71	28
🏙️ Population	10.5M	63.4K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 24% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7469th and 8474th ($666 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3662nd and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs South Tarawa

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	Dongguan	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.36	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$4200

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610