Dongguan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$259
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
5
😀 Quality of life
71
45
🏙️ Population
10.5M
115K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 62% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7469th and 8957th ($666 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3662nd and 7238th 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
$2.36
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$633

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285