Dongguan vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1004
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1648
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$2739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	69	63
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 7341st and 2644th ($662 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 74th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Edmonton. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 16th in Canada, while ranked 3389th and 171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Edmonton

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	Dongguan	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$2239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$71.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$8796

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001