Dongguan vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$3831
🏠 One person rent	$181	$950
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1492
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	69	63
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 66% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 7769th and 2554th ($589 vs $1732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 96th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Edmonton. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2370th and 77th 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	$2.08	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$5.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$718
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$59.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$3053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$60.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$7157

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908