Dongguan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	17
😀 Quality of life	69	84
🏙️ Population	10.5M	216K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7055th and 1293rd ($678 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Wellington. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3115th and 353rd 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	$2.12	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$13500

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700