Dongguan vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$263	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$982
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	43
😀 Quality of life	72	71
🏙️ Population	10.5M	410K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 58% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 7341st and 3737th ($662 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 0.6 months in Panama City. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 3389th and 3765th 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	$2.78	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$15637

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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

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953