Dongguan vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$4700
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$2399
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$3057
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
10.5M
718K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 7308th and 1279th ($694 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 9th 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 5th in Canada, while ranked 3241st and 113th 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
$2.21
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$2145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$7883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$6206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$10705

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2102
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2318
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2415
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2034
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2233
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2214
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2006
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2172
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1892
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2124
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2049
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1832
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2109
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1936
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1581
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1848
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2078
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2138
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2303
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2181
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1706
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2123
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1939
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2125
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1863
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1953
146 km or 91 mi London
$1930
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1757
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2035