Bangkok vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$425
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
74
69
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 47% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5738th and 7055th ($994 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 1355th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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