Foshan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3877
🏠 One person rent
$185
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1550
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
9.5M
608K

The cost of living in Foshan is 65% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7753rd and 2792nd ($602 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 5th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 2359th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.75
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$3801

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$763
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$830
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$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

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$1596
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$1264
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$1299
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$1206
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$1355
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$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
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$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267