Guangzhou vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
81
😀 Quality of life
75
97
🏙️ Population
18.7M
443K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6607th and 31st ($742 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in China and Switzerland, respectively. Check China vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 955th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Zurich

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Guangzhou Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846