Foshan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$156
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$2921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
9.5M
608K

The cost of living in Foshan is 66% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7900th and 2703rd ($575 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 10th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 1721st and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Gothenburg

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Foshan Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$6.75
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$19.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$3122

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$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

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$1455
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$1250
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$1282
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$1299
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$1428
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$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
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$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261