Chengdu vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$281
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
93
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
20.9M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 9% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7467th and 7844th ($666 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 183rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Ranked 5th vs 14th best cities to live in China, and 1710th vs 3253rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Foshan

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Chengdu Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

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