Bandung vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$224
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
79
69
😀 Quality of life
39
69
🏙️ Population
2.88M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bandung is 16% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8087th and 7055th ($571 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 115th 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 18th in China, while ranked 7032nd and 3115th 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
$1.76
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$21927

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$530
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$596
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$553
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$541
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$419
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$551
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$757
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$517
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$577
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$605
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$512
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$508
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$524
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$522
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$506
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$550
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$453
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$438
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$447
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$434
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$507
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$487
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$470
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$441
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$420
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$512
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$427
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$388
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$558
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$485
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$495
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$518
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$530
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$499
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$458
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1121
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$530

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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