Dongguan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$257	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	69	31
😀 Quality of life	69	54
🏙️ Population	10.5M	120K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 15% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7055th and 6432nd ($678 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 6th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 3115th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Pattaya

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	Dongguan	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$9189

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516