Dongguan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$257	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$1616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	27
😀 Quality of life	69	73
🏙️ Population	10.5M	683K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 49% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7055th and 4271st ($678 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 67th 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 3115th and 1465th 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	$2.12	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$7709

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471