Foshan vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$156
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
9.5M
15.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7900th and 5143rd ($575 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 1721st and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Istanbul

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Foshan Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$9042

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$742
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001