Dongguan vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$4797
🏠 One person rent
$259
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$2456
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$3013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
71
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
718K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 7469th and 1177th ($666 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 10th 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 1.3 months in Mississauga. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Mississauga ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 3662nd and 68th 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
$2.36
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$1375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$2184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$8118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$6403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$11115

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2151
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2360
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2493
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2079
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2309
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2237
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2089
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2222
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2073
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1910
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2246
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2087
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1901
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1999
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1605
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1801
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2073
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2136
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2277
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2173
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1735
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2115
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1992
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2136
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1870
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2001
146 km or 91 mi London
$1916
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1680
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2034