Dongguan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$181	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	69	7
😀 Quality of life	71	55
🏙️ Population	10.5M	77.6K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 32% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7769th and 6130th ($589 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 2370th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Phuket

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	Dongguan	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$13219

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743