Dongguan vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$263
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
10.5M
56.8K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 54% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7341st and 4118th ($662 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 5th 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 20th best city to live in China vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 3389th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Nicosia

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Dongguan Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$8498

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769