Canberra vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Canberra Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2217
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4997
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3272
$868
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
381K
9.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 242% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 363rd and 7300th ($2217 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 486th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Canberra ranked 12th best city to live in Australia vs Foshan ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 286th and 5593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.71
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1364
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1137
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6532
$5675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5225
$2314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14076
$25493

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$1873
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$1719
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$2043
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$1650
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$1381
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$1778
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1659
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1659
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1561
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1510
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$1598
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1747
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$1105
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$2154
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1660
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1940
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$1654
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1613
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$1583
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$1764
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$1696
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$1982
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$1663
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$1563
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1557
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1615
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1441
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$1175
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$1674
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Distance City Cost of living
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$863
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$702
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$612
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$762
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$724
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$730
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$668
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$686
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1610
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$716
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1079
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$757
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2380
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2884
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$718
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$692
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$721
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$701
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$656
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$700
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$709
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$689
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$516
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$717
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$775
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$702
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$732
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$760
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$658
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$697
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$788
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$661
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$1049
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$533
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$705
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$679
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$749
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$673
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$597
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$697