Dongguan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	50
😀 Quality of life	69	89
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7055th and 1290th ($678 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 23rd 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 Ottawa. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3115th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Ottawa

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	Dongguan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$20100

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Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884