Bangkok vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$424
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 45% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5912th and 7341st ($958 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th 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 20th in China, while ranked 1890th and 3389th 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
$3.1
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$21416

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598