Bangkok vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$405
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 53% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5960th and 7769th ($902 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 1087th and 2370th 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
$2.64
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$16599

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611