Dongguan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$263	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	69	7
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	10.5M	77.6K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7341st and 5469th ($662 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3389th and 6129th 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	$2.78	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866