Dongguan vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$4463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	69
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	10.5M	385K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 73% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 7308th and 777th ($694 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 683rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 3241st and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dongguan	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260