Dongguan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$250	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$461
😷 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 16% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7169th and 6518th ($656 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 5th 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 16th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 2941st and 5997th 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	$2.41	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508