Foshan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$230
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
58
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
9.5M
788K

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7844th and 5724th ($611 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 492nd 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 Hamamatsu. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 3253rd and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Hamamatsu

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Foshan Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$16739

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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941