Dongguan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$265	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	38
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	10.5M	574K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 58% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7308th and 3402nd ($694 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 116th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 3241st and 327th 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	$2.21	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913