Dongguan vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$2521
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$3062
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
92
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
10.5M
718K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 7341st and 1215th ($662 vs $2326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 11th 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 1.3 months in Mississauga. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Mississauga ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3389th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Mississauga

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Dongguan Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$2252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$8772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$6315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$10782

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2033
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2379
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2464
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2012
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2241
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2193
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2103
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1869
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2449
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2010
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1844
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2071
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1928
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1564
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1705
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2049
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2096
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2187
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2109
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1683
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2082
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1936
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2083
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1868
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1971
146 km or 91 mi London
$1931
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1659
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2031