Canberra vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$967
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
82
73
🏙️ Population
381K
9.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 353% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 522nd and 7900th ($2604 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 401st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 367th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$23979

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$1461
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$1707
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$1719
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$1716
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$1693
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$1701
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$1702
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$1317
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$2356
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$1746
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$1707
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$1708
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$1658
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$1673
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$1688
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$1327
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$1688
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$1354
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$1462
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$1481
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$1639
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$1819
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$1723
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Distance City Cost of living
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$742
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$812
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$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
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$525
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$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
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$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638