Foshan vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$156
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.7M

The cost of living in Foshan is 48% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7900th and 4731st ($575 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1721st and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Jeddah

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Foshan Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$6667

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$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
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$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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$1032
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$892
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$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
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$466
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$449
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$854
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$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470