Canberra vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	381K	9.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 264% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7844th ($2223 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 479th and 3253rd 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	$15.5	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$22493

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664