Foshan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$185
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
70
65
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.37M

The cost of living in Foshan is 17% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6780th ($602 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 68th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 11th vs 32nd best cities to live in China, and 2359th vs 4171st 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
$3.6
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$8558

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$763
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$830
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66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
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67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
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$694
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$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
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$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699