Foshan vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$156
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
9.5M
625K

The cost of living in Foshan is 58% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 7900th and 3960th ($575 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 531st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 1721st and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$10639

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204