Dongguan vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	69	18
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	10.5M	955K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 61% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7341st and 3094th ($662 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Tenerife. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 3389th and 5034th 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	$2.78	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$6640

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401