Foshan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$185
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
9.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 47% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4780th ($602 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ranked 11th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 2359th vs 571st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shanghai

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Foshan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$31401

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774