Dongguan vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dongguan Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$4653
🏠 One person rent
$259
$1278
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$2143
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$570
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$2852
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
71
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
569K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 7469th and 1801st ($666 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Hamilton. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 3662nd and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dongguan vs Hamilton

Prices for goods and services in Dongguan and Hamilton are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dongguan Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$17166

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2237
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1901
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2087
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2357
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2079
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2073
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2151
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2046
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1999
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1801
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2493
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1910
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2073
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2222
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1735
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2277
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2246
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2173
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1870
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2035
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2136
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2115
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1605
116 km or 72 mi London
$1916
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1804
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1480
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2036
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1992
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1680