Foshan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$234
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
9.5M
18.7M

The cost of living in Foshan is 20% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7755th and 6854th ($627 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 34th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 19th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 2991st vs 1149th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Guangzhou

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Foshan Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$19408

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Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711