Foshan vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$234
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
9.5M
548K

The cost of living in Foshan is 73% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7755th and 1193rd ($627 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 30th 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2991st and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Manchester

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Foshan Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$20557

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$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831