Dongguan vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	45
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	10.5M	750K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 7341st and 2674th ($662 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 3389th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Winnipeg

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	Dongguan	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$11646

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714