Foshan vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$222
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
9.5M
11.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 29% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7909th and 6563rd ($589 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 20th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 12th vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 2948th vs 2980th 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
$3.18
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$28925

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753