Foshan vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$185
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
9.5M
11.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 29% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6287th ($602 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 22nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 11th vs 9th best cities to live in China, and 2359th vs 2189th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Hangzhou

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Foshan Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$22679

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$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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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774