Dongguan vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$259	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	8
😀 Quality of life	71	48
🏙️ Population	10.5M	24.7K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 60% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7469th and 3471st ($666 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3662nd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Victoria

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	Dongguan	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.36	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$8971

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419