Bandung vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1291
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$212
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$752
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
2.88M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bandung is 19% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8422nd and 7341st ($534 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 78th 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 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5755th and 3389th 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
$1.52
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.98
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$916
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$21416

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$490
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$561
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$555
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$400
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$523
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$699
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$488
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$567
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$665
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$482
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$478
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$517
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$511
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$488
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$429
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$422
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$409
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$456
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$447
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$440
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$411
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$390
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$413
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$409
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$384
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$551
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$448
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$457
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$470
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$461
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$444
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$413
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1134
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598