Dongguan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$250	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	27
😀 Quality of life	69	59
🏙️ Population	10.5M	687K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 40% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7169th and 4828th ($656 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 120th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 2941st and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Zaragoza

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	Dongguan	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$7261

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387