Dongguan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$263
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
81
😀 Quality of life
72
100
🏙️ Population
10.5M
449K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7341st and 23rd ($662 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 3rd in China and Switzerland, respectively. Check China vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3389th and 2nd 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
$2.78
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$22875

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041