Dongguan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$259
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
10.5M
449K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7469th and 13th ($666 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 3rd in China and Switzerland, respectively. Check China vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 3662nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Zurich

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Dongguan Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$24322

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
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$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171