Dongguan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$257	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	69	7
😀 Quality of life	69	53
🏙️ Population	10.5M	77.6K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 31% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7055th and 5798th ($678 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3115th and 6033rd 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	$2.12	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892