Dongguan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$257
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.76M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7055th and 2002nd ($678 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3115th and 60th 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
$2.12
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610