Dongguan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$257
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
5
😀 Quality of life
69
50
🏙️ Population
10.5M
115K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 75% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7055th and 9013th ($678 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3115th and 6232nd 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
$2.12
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$691

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284