Dongguan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$263
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
5
😀 Quality of life
72
42
🏙️ Population
10.5M
115K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 58% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7341st and 8940th ($662 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3389th and 7547th 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
$2.78
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$653

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289