Dongguan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$181
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
5
😀 Quality of life
71
36
🏙️ Population
10.5M
79.2K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 30% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7769th and 8761st ($589 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 2370th and 7674th 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
$2.08
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$701

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288