Dongguan vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$181	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	33
😀 Quality of life	71	80
🏙️ Population	10.5M	543K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 71% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7769th and 1697th ($589 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1492nd 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 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 2370th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tucson

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	Dongguan	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$15695

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066