Foshan vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$185	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$1735
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	70	68
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.2M

The cost of living in Foshan is 40% less expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5674th ($602 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 664th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 2359th and 3185th 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	$3.6	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$7209

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
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

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983