Foshan vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$156
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
73
96
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.52M

The cost of living in Foshan is 47% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7900th and 4822nd ($575 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 106th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 1721st and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$9012

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$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
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$638

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$1006
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$1060
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$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
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$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
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$1015