Dongguan vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$257	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	69	49
😀 Quality of life	69	60
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.48M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7055th and 5612th ($678 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 3115th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Zapopan

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	Dongguan	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844