Dongguan vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	67	64
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 65% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 7469th and 2524th ($666 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 79th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 3662nd and 193rd 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	$2.36	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$10028

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$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

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009