Dongguan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$259	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	67	31
😀 Quality of life	71	59
🏙️ Population	10.5M	120K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 24% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7469th and 6471st ($666 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 4th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3662nd and 6065th 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	$2.36	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$12044

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514