Dongguan vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$3474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	53
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	10.5M	413K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 65% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 7341st and 2341st ($662 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1819th 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 354th 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	$2.78	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$25148

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263