Dongguan vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	46
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	10.5M	750K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 7469th and 2723rd ($666 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 95th 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 Winnipeg. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 3662nd and 326th 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	$2.36	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$13280

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429