Dongguan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	67	49
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 69% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7469th and 1668th ($666 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3662nd and 123rd 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	$2.36	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$17337

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891