Dongguan vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
80
😀 Quality of life
69
90
🏙️ Population
10.5M
568K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 7055th and 890th ($678 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 10th 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 1.1 months in Surrey. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3115th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Surrey

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Dongguan Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$12698

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655