Foshan vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$230
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1949
😷 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 46% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 7844th and 4965th ($611 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 69th 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 14th best city to live in China vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 3253rd and 946th 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
$3.62
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$5281

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$782
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$848
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$534
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$666
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$807
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$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
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041