Foshan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$156
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Foshan is 19% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7900th and 6756th ($575 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 82nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 9th vs 28th best cities to live in China, and 1721st vs 3921st 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
$3.49
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$8280

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696