Dongguan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$181	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	50
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 73% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7769th and 1355th ($589 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 25th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2370th and 117th 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	$2.08	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$21213

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874