Dongguan vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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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 Surrey

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