Bangkok vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bangkok Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$434
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
89
67
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 44% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5606th and 7308th ($996 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 2044th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Bangkok vs Dongguan

Prices for goods and services in Bangkok and Dongguan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bangkok Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$25442

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620