Dongguan vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	54
😀 Quality of life	69	85
🏙️ Population	10.5M	413K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 65% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 7169th and 2250th ($656 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 2941st and 364th 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	$2.41	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205