Foshan vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$234
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
9.5M
11.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 30% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7755th and 6257th ($627 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 19th vs 20th best cities to live in China, and 2991st vs 3005th 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
$3.7
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$25159

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789