Dongguan vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$250	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	78
😀 Quality of life	69	58
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.24M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 17% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 7169th and 8142nd ($656 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 12th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 2941st and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tangerang

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	Dongguan	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$7618

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430