Dongguan vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$263	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	46
😀 Quality of life	72	83
🏙️ Population	10.5M	398K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 63% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 7341st and 2697th ($662 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1945th 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 Wichita. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Wichita

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	Dongguan	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293