Dongguan vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$181	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	69	1
😀 Quality of life	71	26
🏙️ Population	10.5M	63.4K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 20% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7769th and 8567th ($589 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2370th and 8758th 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	$2.08	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$3154

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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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506