Atlanta vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$780
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
499K
9.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 329% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 699th and 7844th ($2617 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 183rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 231st and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Foshan

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Atlanta Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$22493

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$2392
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$2390
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$2375
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$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

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Distance City Cost of living
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$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664