Foshan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$208
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Foshan is 2% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7543rd and 7405th ($611 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 160th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Ranked 13th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 2601st vs 3963rd 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
$3.41
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$8278

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FoshanHefei

Cost of living

$349

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84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
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96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
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$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
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$608
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$664
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$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
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$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
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$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
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$484
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$665