Dongguan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$998
🏠 One person rent
$265
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
5
😀 Quality of life
71
43
🏙️ Population
10.5M
115K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 69% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7308th and 8941st ($694 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3241st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Thimphu

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Dongguan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$600

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$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274