Bandung vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$545
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$218
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
81
69
😀 Quality of life
40
69
🏙️ Population
2.88M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bandung is 17% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8276th and 7169th ($545 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 97th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6910th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Dongguan

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Bandung Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.59
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.19
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.76
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7595
$20945

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$563
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$513
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$518
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$385
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$521
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$701
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$490
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$558
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$480
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$492
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$488
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$493
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$408
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$432
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$421
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$417
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$486
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$464
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$453
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$417
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$395
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$505
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$410
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$365
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$458
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$510
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$614
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$500
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$458
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$427
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1267
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$497

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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