Dongguan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
50
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.02M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7341st and 1744th ($662 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 3389th and 129th 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
$2.78
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$15527

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822