Dongguan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
71
93
🏙️ Population
10.5M
662K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 77% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7769th and 587th ($589 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 7th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2370th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758