Foshan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
7.41M

The cost of living in Foshan is 78% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7900th and 503rd ($575 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 1721st vs 168th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Hong Kong

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Foshan Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$20363

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Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611