Dongguan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$257	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	39
😀 Quality of life	69	86
🏙️ Population	10.5M	549K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 62% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7055th and 2544th ($678 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 95th 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 Quebec City. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 3115th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Quebec City

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	Dongguan	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751