Foshan vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$185
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.52M

The cost of living in Foshan is 46% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4855th ($602 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 121st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 2359th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$14101

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$763
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$830
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$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$1084
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$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
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$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
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$1162
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$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094