Canberra vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$754
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	84	70
🏙️ Population	381K	9.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 231% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1768th and 7543rd ($2023 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 199th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Foshan. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 388th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Foshan

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	Canberra	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$18096

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642