Dongguan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
662K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 74% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7055th and 512th ($678 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 3115th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Vancouver

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Dongguan Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$16245

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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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743