Dongguan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$265	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	67	49
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7308th and 1688th ($694 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3241st and 141st 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	$2.21	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$17263

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875