Dongguan vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$263	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	46
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.96M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 22% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7341st and 6476th ($662 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check China vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3389th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tashkent

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	Dongguan	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$9729

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787