Foshan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$222
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Foshan is 8% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7909th and 7469th ($589 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Ranked 12th vs 35th best cities to live in China, and 2948th vs 4318th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Hefei

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Foshan Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$9056

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$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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663