Foshan vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$7841
🏠 One person rent
$208
$2211
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$4100
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
70
99
🏙️ Population
9.5M
8.8M

The cost of living in Foshan is 81% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7543rd and 58th ($611 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 2nd in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.3 months in London. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2601st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs London

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Foshan London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$8.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$26090

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$774
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$793
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$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$2868
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2414
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2209
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2207
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2214
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2185
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2470
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2136
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2217
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2261
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2112
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2433
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2199
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2035
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2122
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2429
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2052
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2048
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2623
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2052
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1924
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2422
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2092
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$1987
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2248
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1973
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2063
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2089
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2062
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$1885
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2263
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1948
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2135
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2344
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2009