Dongguan vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$250	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	69	18
😀 Quality of life	69	60
🏙️ Population	10.5M	932K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 59% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7169th and 3004th ($656 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 9th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 2941st and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tenerife

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	Dongguan	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291