Dongguan vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$263	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	30
😀 Quality of life	72	45
🏙️ Population	10.5M	6.87M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 8% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7341st and 7717th ($662 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 3389th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Yangon

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	Dongguan	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$15435

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Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599