Dongguan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	17
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	10.5M	216K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 65% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7341st and 2432nd ($662 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 3rd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3389th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Wellington

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	Dongguan	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811