Dongguan vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$250	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	15
😀 Quality of life	69	47
🏙️ Population	10.5M	886K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 39% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7169th and 4967th ($656 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 4th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2941st and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tabuk

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	Dongguan	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$8574

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028