Dongguan vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$257	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	46
😀 Quality of life	69	81
🏙️ Population	10.5M	398K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 63% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 7055th and 2435th ($678 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 488th 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	$2.12	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287