Foshan vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$156
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.19M

The cost of living in Foshan is 15% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7900th and 6964th ($575 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Togo, respectively. Check China vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 1721st and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$6625

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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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$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327