Dongguan vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$257	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$3052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	69	63
😀 Quality of life	69	89
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 62% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 7055th and 2563rd ($678 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 100th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 3115th and 172nd 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	$2.12	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$8270

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$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

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917