Foshan vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2328
🏠 One person rent	$208	$335
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$2704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.2M

The cost of living in Foshan is 30% less expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6156th ($611 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 860th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 2601st and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Hiroshima

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	Foshan	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$6826

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$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

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936