Foshan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$156
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
57
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
9.5M
788K

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7900th and 5093rd ($575 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 262nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 1721st and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$15188

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954