Edmonton vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$955	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.5M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 196% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2563rd and 7753rd ($1785 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 301st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 172nd and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Foshan

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	Edmonton	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$24357

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

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