Foshan vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$230
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1610
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
59
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
9.5M
738K

The cost of living in Foshan is 36% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 7844th and 5985th ($611 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 651st 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 3253rd and 1814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kumamoto

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Foshan Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$12557

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$782
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$848
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$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909