Chengdu vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$240
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$754
😷 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 2% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7421st and 7543rd ($623 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 199th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Foshan. Ranked 9th vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 1890th vs 2601st 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
$2.78
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$18096

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642