Dongguan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$250
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.8M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7169th and 2225th ($656 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 51st 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2941st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Montreal

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Dongguan Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$5725

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$774
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$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692