Dongguan vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$3556
🏠 One person rent
$265
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1545
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$973
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
42
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.54M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 56% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 7308th and 3634th ($694 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and Panama, respectively. Check China vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 3241st and 3213th 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
$2.21
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$11486

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024