Foshan vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$230
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
935K

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 7844th and 5098th ($611 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 126th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Kitakyushu ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 3253rd and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kitakyushu

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Foshan Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$33.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$12673

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$782
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$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914