Dongguan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$181	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$4454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	75
😀 Quality of life	71	85
🏙️ Population	10.5M	459K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7769th and 1538th ($589 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1363rd 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 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 2370th and 280th 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	$2.08	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$18553

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685