Dongguan vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4470
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$3858
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	54
😀 Quality of life	69	86
🏙️ Population	10.5M	413K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 63% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 7055th and 2363rd ($678 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1855th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Tulsa. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tulsa

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	Dongguan	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$25341

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1840
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1772
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1510
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1685
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2017
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1909
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1580
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1919
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2168
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1953
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2232
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1853
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1962
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1770
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1986
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1874
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1422
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2045
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2179
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1832
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1864
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1931
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1843
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1817
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1566
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1727
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1649
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1485
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1543
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2229