Changsha vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$211
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$798
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
10M
9.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 0.9% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7795th and 7755th ($622 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 181st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Ranked 18th vs 19th best cities to live in China, and 2894th vs 2991st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Foshan

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Changsha Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$22953

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679