Dongguan vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$265	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	26
😀 Quality of life	71	61
🏙️ Population	10.5M	88.3K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 22% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7308th and 6307th ($694 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 3241st and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Suva

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	Dongguan	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$13584

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1095
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$680
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$789
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2020
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1911
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2100
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1553
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1491
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1660
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1424
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1502
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1259
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1647
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1475
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1075
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$788
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1653
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1503
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1400
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1440
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1803
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869