Chengdu vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$251
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
20.9M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 10% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7209th and 7753rd ($660 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 301st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Ranked 7th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 2359th 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
$2.91
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660