Foshan vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$185
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1884
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
70
70
🏙️ Population
9.5M
738K

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5889th ($602 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 802nd 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 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 2359th and 2570th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$12605

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919