Dongguan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$263	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	38
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	10.5M	549K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 59% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7341st and 3402nd ($662 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 3389th and 300th 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	$2.78	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$6103

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Cities near Dongguan

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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763