Foshan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Foshan | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Foshan is 78% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7753rd and 379th ($602 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 11th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2359th vs 205th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Guangzhou | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Dongguan | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Kaiping | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Macau | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Yunfu | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Huizhou | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Kowloon | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Heyuan | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Hezhou | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Shanwei | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Maoming | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Yulin | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Puning | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Meizhou | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Jieyang | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Guigang | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Shantou | |
| 379 km or 236 mi | Guilin | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Laibin | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Hengyang | |
| 442 km or 274 mi | Haikou | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Beihai |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km or 3.1 mi | Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Macau | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Dongguan | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Huizhou | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Shanwei | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Foshan | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kaiping | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Heyuan | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Yunfu | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Puning | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Meizhou | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maoming | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Hezhou | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Yulin | |
| 427 km or 266 mi | Longyan | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Xiamen | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Haikou | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Guigang | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Guilin | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Laibin |