Dongguan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	99
😀 Quality of life	69	99
🏙️ Population	10.5M	4.84M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7055th and 312th ($678 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3115th and 4th 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	$2.12	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$18951

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754