Dongguan vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$257
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
69
😀 Quality of life
69
81
🏙️ Population
10.5M
330K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 50% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7055th and 4220th ($678 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 6th in China and Cyprus, respectively. Check China vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 3115th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$7504

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$763
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$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
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$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
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$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591