Dongguan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dongguan | Vancouver | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dongguan is 74% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7469th and 822nd ($666 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 3662nd and 53rd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Guangzhou | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Foshan | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Huizhou | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Kowloon | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Macau | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Heyuan | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Kaiping | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Shanwei | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Yunfu | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Puning | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Hezhou | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Jieyang | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Meizhou | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Shantou | |
| 315 km or 195 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Maoming | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Yulin | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Longyan | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Guigang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Guilin | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 437 km or 271 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Hengyang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Laibin |
Cities near Vancouver
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.8 km or 4.8 mi |  North Vancouver | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Richmond | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Burnaby | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Delta | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Surrey | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Coquitlam | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Langley | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Maple Ridge | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Abbotsford | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Nanaimo | |
| 72 km or 45 mi |  Bellingham | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Chilliwack | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Saanich | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Langford | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Victoria | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Whistler | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Mount Vernon | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Oak Harbor | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Port Angeles | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Sequim | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Courtenay | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Marysville | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Lake Stevens | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Everett | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Mukilteo | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Mill Creek | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Lynnwood | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Edmonds | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Shoreline | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Campbell River | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Bothell | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Kenmore | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Bainbridge Island | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Kirkland | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Bremerton | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Redmond | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Seattle | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Bellevue | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Mercer Island | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Sammamish |