Dongguan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$250	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	38
😀 Quality of life	69	86
🏙️ Population	10.5M	549K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 60% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7169th and 2883rd ($656 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 110th 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 Quebec City. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 2941st and 310th 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	$2.41	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$6012

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732