Dongguan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	75
😀 Quality of life	69	89
🏙️ Population	10.5M	459K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7055th and 1277th ($678 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1122nd 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 months in Virginia Beach. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Virginia Beach

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	Dongguan	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$18476

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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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701