Dongguan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$263
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.8M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7341st and 2306th ($662 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 52nd 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 20th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 3389th and 46th 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
$2.78
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$4789

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Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811