Dongguan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$250	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$718
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7169th and 5827th ($656 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 16th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 2941st and 6063rd 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	$2.41	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810