Bangkok vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$416
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$742
😷 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 44% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7169th ($941 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 1221st and 2941st 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
$2.97
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$20945

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598