Foshan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$234
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Foshan is 6% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7755th and 7494th ($627 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ranked 19th vs 22nd best cities to live in China, and 2991st vs 3146th 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
$3.7
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$8681

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$785
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$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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693