Bangkok vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$465
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
89
67
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 54% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5467th and 7469th ($1027 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th 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 2647th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dongguan

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Bangkok Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608