Chengdu vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chengdu Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$242
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$967
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
20.9M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 12% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7269th and 7900th ($643 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 401st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Ranked 7th vs 9th best cities to live in China, and 1633rd vs 1721st among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chengdu vs Foshan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chengdu vs Foshan

Prices for goods and services in Chengdu and Foshan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chengdu Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$23979

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$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
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638