Foshan vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$234
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1557
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.6M

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 7755th and 5437th ($627 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 300th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 2991st and 919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Fukuoka

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Foshan Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$11926

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824