Chongqing vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$226
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
32.1M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 10% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7185th and 7753rd ($662 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 301st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Ranked 8th vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 2359th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Foshan

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Chongqing Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

Cities near Foshan

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