Dongguan vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$265	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	1
😀 Quality of life	71	30
🏙️ Population	10.5M	63.4K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 32% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7308th and 8528th ($694 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 3241st and 8796th 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	$2.21	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$4506

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649