Foshan vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2727
🏠 One person rent
$222
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$1887
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.46M

The cost of living in Foshan is 47% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 7909th and 4942nd ($589 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 70th 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 Kyoto. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Kyoto ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 2948th and 947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kyoto

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Foshan Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$3787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$2415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$5215

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055