Foshan vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$234
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1874
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.46M

The cost of living in Foshan is 43% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 7755th and 5014th ($627 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 71st 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 19th best city to live in China vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 2991st and 867th 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
$3.7
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$6117

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
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$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010