Dongguan vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$250	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	42
😀 Quality of life	69	67
🏙️ Population	10.5M	881K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 56% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 7169th and 3517th ($656 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and Panama, respectively. Check China vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 2941st and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Panama City

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	Dongguan	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$13616

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932