Guangzhou vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
74
96
🏙️ Population
18.7M
449K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6835th and 13th ($782 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 2285th and 9th 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
$2.86
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$24322

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Zurich

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
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$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