Bucheon vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2849
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$472
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
76
73
🏙️ Population
793K
9.5M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 100% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4562nd and 7900th ($1152 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 401st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bucheon compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 912th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucheon Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7439
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4486
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$39.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.23
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19961
$23979

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1124
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1097
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1056
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1120
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1054
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1081
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$987
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1121
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1088
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1072
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1069
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1106
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1063
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1024
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1256
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1077
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1542
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1041
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$949
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1002
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$986
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$973
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$940
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1005
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$911
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1560
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$1009
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$949
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$963

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638