Dongguan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	71	98
🏙️ Population	10.5M	5.45M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7469th and 348th ($666 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3662nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sydney

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	Dongguan	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.36	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864