Atlanta vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$864
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
499K
9.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 322% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 714th and 7753rd ($2540 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 301st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 140th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$24357

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$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