Foshan vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$2923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	9.5M	548K

The cost of living in Foshan is 71% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1662nd ($611 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2601st and 85th 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	$3.41	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.46
🥤 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	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$19551

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$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

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681